If you give a jest, take one. Let all your jokes be truly j… - James Burgh

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If you give a jest, take one. Let all your jokes be truly jokes. Jesting sometimes ends in sad earnest.

James Burgh

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James Burgh (1714–1775) was a British Whig politician whose book Political Disquisitions set out an early case for free speech and universal suffrage.

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If you give a jest, take one. Let all your jokes be truly jokes. Jesting sometimes ends in sad earnest. - James Burgh

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