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Benjamin Franklin: Yes; the assembly would destroy all their own rights, and those of the people; and the proprietary partizans are become…

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Yes; the assembly would destroy all their own rights, and those of the people; and the proprietary partizans are become the champions for liberty!
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Benjamin Franklin
Missouri

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Franklin warns that the assembly would jeopardize their own rights while claiming to champion liberty.

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