I knew a very wise man that believed that . . . if a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws of a nation. - Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (2),

Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (2)

Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (2)

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