Despotic governments can stand 'moral force' till the cows come home

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The statement "despotic governments can stand 'moral force' till the cows come home" is a reference to a quote from the 18th century Irish writer Jonathan Swift. In his satirical work "Gulliver's Travels", Swift wrote:

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