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Quote from Thomas Jefferson,


"Choice by the people themselves is not generally distinguished for its wisdom."


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Thomas Jefferson (more quotes by Thomas Jefferson or books by/about Thomas Jefferson)


(1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President

Source:

1776, Jefferson’s Literary Commonplace Book, Wilson, ed., 1989, p. 11.

Categories:

Collectivism, Democracy, President, Republic

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