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Time and again he warned the Convention against the loss of liberty: "When the deprivation of our liberty was attempted, what did ... the genius of Virginia tell us? 'Sell all and purchase liberty!'...
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Time and again he warned the Convention against the loss of liberty: "When the deprivation of our liberty was attempted…”
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He warns the Convention about the dangers of losing liberty, invoking a historical call to action from Virginia's past.
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