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On the recordJune 1, 2020
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance. We are losing that.
Said by
Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Clyburn warns that the country is losing its vigilance in protecting liberty, referencing a common saying attributed to Thomas Jefferson.

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