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The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be… — James Madison

Essay · Newspaper

The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy.

James Madison
1792
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IndependenceHappiness
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EssayNewspaper
Time
1792
Person
James Madison
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Current citation
Madison, James. Selected Writings of James Madison, edited by Ralph Ketcham. Hackett Publishing Company, 2006.
Original citation
Madison, James. "Republican Distribution of Citizens." National Gazette, 3 Mar. 1792.

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