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7300. REPUBLIC, Essence of.—

Action
by the citizens in person, in affairs within
their reach and competence, and in all others
by representatives, chosen immediately, and
removable by themselves, constitutes the essence
of a republic.—
To Dupont de Nemours. Washington ed. vi, 591. Ford ed., x, 24.
(P.F.,,
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