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We stand a better chance with aristocracy, whether hereditary or elective, than with monarchy.

Ezra Stiles

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Ezra Stiles
Age: 67 †
Born: 1727
Born: December 10
Died: 1795
Died: May 12
Educator
Theologian
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North Haven
Connecticut
Hereditary
Aristocracy
Monarchy
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Chance
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Better
Elective
Aristocratic

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