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Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.
James Russell Lowell
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James Russell Lowell
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: February 22
Died: 1891
Died: August 12
Diplomat
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
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Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Democracy
Freedom
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Giving
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Every
Cynical
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