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In 1776, the Americans laid before Europe that noble Declaration, which ought to be hung up in the nursery of every king, and blazoned on the porch of every royal palace
Henry Thomas Buckle
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Henry Thomas Buckle
Age: 40 †
Born: 1821
Born: November 24
Died: 1862
Died: May 29
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