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"If conquest does not bind posterity, so neither can compact bind it."

Charlotte Smith, English Poet

Agreement, Conquest, Posterity

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"If conquest does not bind posterity, so neither can compact bind it."

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"Gimme: an agreement between two losers who can't putt."

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"If conquest does not bind posterity, so neither can compact bind it."

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