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Orange Jacobs: “The wearers of the shoe, although voting for its purchase, soon felt its pinch, and they wanted compensation for its…”

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The wearers of the shoe, although voting for its purchase, soon felt its pinch, and they wanted compensation for its pain.
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Orange Jacobs
Republican · Washington

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Jacobs reflects on the consequences of decisions made by voters who later regretted their choices.

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