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It gives me pleasure to find that public liberty is effectually secured in each and all the policies of the United States, though somewhat differently modeled.
Ezra Stiles
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Ezra Stiles
Age: 67 †
Born: 1727
Born: December 10
Died: 1795
Died: May 12
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North Haven
Connecticut
Liberty
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Nonconformity
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