4.07 - Dissension and Discord

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Featured Images:

• "Robert Smith" by Freeman Thorpe, courtesy of Wikipedia
• "Spencer Perceval" by George Francis Joseph [c. 1812], courtesy of Wikipedia

Intro and Outro Music: Selections from “Jefferson and Liberty” as performed by The Itinerant Band