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George Dana Boardman Pepper

George Dana Boardman Pepper, born on February 5, 1833, and died on January 30, 1913. His profession and category are unknown, and detailed information about his life and achievements is limited. more

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Book:The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations
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“To trust arms in the hands of the people at large has, in Europe, been believed...to be an experiment fraught only with danger. Here by a long trial it has been proved to be perfectly harmless...If the government be equitable; if it be reasonable in its exactions; if proper attention be paid to the education of children in knowledge and religion, few men will be disposed to use arms, unless for their amusement, and for the defense of themselves and their country.”

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