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The prosperity of a nation requires the protection of a senate. Hereafter a national senate may require the protection of a national army.

Thomas Francis Meagher

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Thomas Francis Meagher
Age: 44 †
Born: 1823
Born: January 17
Died: 1867
Died: January 17
Military Officer
Political Leader
Politician
Waterford City
Thaddeus de Meagher
May
Senate
Protection
Prosperity
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Army
National
Nation
Hereafter
Nations
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