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I... [am] convinced [man] has no natural right in opposition to his social duties.

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Thomas Jefferson
Age: 83 †
Born: 1743
Born: April 2
Died: 1826
Died: July 4
3Rd U.S. President
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All... natural rights may be abridged or modified in [their] exercise by law.
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