The lands granted were in the occupancy of savages and situated in a … — William H. Wharton

The lands granted were in the occupancy of savages and situated in a wilderness, of which the government had never taken possession, and of which it could not with its own citizens ever have taken possession.

William H. WhartonPolitician · American · 1802 – 1839

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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. — Abraham Lincoln
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When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished. — Adam Weishaupt
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