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The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

Wendell Phillips

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Wendell Phillips
Age: 72 †
Born: 1811
Born: November 29
Died: 1884
Died: February 2
Jurist
Lawyer
Politician
Boston
Massachusetts
Upon
Vigilance
Given
Servitude
Men
Prohibition
Hath
Condition
Eternal
Conditions
Liberty

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