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“No republic has long outlived the discovery by a majority of its people that they could vote themselves largesse from the public treasury.”

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Alexander Fraser Tytler
Alexander Fraser Tytler

Alexander Fraser Tytler (October 15, 1747 - January 5, 1813) was a Scottish historian and writer, renowned for his extensive research into the history of Scotland and England during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. more

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