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John Tyler: “Thus it is that in the progress of time the inestimable principles of civil liberty will be enjoyed by millions yet…”

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Thus it is that in the progress of time the inestimable principles of civil liberty will be enjoyed by millions yet unborn and the great benefits of our system of government be extended to now distant and uninhabited regions.
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John Tyler
Whig · Virginia

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He envisions a future where civil liberties are enjoyed by future generations and extended to new territories.

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