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As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?
John Trumbull
Trust
Rights
Obligation
Posterity
No man e'er felt the halter draw, With good opinion of the law.
John Trumbull
Law
Man
Opinion
But optics sharp it needs, I ween, To see what is not to be seen.
John Trumbull
Needs