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Cyclopædia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States
JOHNSON, ReverdyII.215.1
JOHNSON, Reverdy, was born at Annapolis, Md., May 21, 1796, and died there, Feb. 10, 1876. He was admitted to the bar in 1815, was a whig United States senator 1845-9, attorney general under Taylor, democratic United States senator 1863-8, and minister to England 1868-9. (See Return to top |
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The cuneiform inscription in the Liberty Fund logo is the earliest-known written appearance of the word "freedom" (amagi), or "liberty." It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 B.C. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.
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