You may give Citizen Equality a hint that I find it prudent… - Joseph Ritson

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You may give Citizen Equality a hint that I find it prudent to say as little as possible upon political subjects, in order to keep myself out of Newgate.

Joseph Ritson

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Joseph Ritson (October 2, 1752 – September 23, 1803) was an English antiquarian noted more for his caustic style than for his scholarship.

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