Thomas Jefferson Quote

Quote from Thomas Jefferson,

"I believe the States can best govern our home concerns, and the General Government our foreign ones. I wish, therefore, to see maintained that wholesome distribution of powers established by the constitution for the limitation of both; and never to see all offices transferred to Washington, where, further withdrawn from the eyes of the people, they may more secretly be bought and sold as at market."

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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

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letter to Judge William Johnson, June 12, 1823

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Government, Integrity, Power, Republic

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By:	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:	letter to Judge William Johnson, June 12, 1823
Courtesy of:	http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=JefLett.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=270&division=div1
Categories:	Government, Integrity, Power, Republic
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