#derives

Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity from the consent of the governed. ↗

— Paul Tsongas

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Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

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