There was a state without king or nobles; there was a church without a bishop; there was a people governed by grave magistrates which it had selected… - Rufus Choate

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There was a state without king or nobles; there was a church without a bishop; there was a people governed by grave magistrates which it had selected, and by equal laws which it had framed.

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About Rufus Choate

Rufus Choate (October 1, 1799 – July 13, 1859) was an American lawyer, Whig politician, and orator.

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