|   |  "[We should be] determined... to sever ourselves from the union
 we so much value rather than give up the rights of self-government...
 in which alone we see liberty, safety and happiness."
 |   | Quote by: | Thomas Jefferson(1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President
 |  | Source: |  letter to Madison in August 1799 |  |  |  |  |   |  |  
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