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“We Americans think we enjoy self-government. We have all the trappings of self-government, like elections. But in reality, we have gradually lost many of our rights to govern ourselves. We have the form of self-government, but only some of the substance. We are, in a sense, a nation run by a handful of judges who often enforce, not the law, but their personal opinions.”

Quote by Charles Colson

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Charles Colson, born on October 16, 1931, was a former White House Counsel in the United States. He served as the legal advisor to President Kennedy and later to President Nixon. He was convicted and imprisoned for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. After his release, Colson dedicated himself to the Christian renewal movement, becoming one of the leading Christian figures of his time. more

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