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Quote from Thomas Jefferson,


"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first."


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:

Attributed - no source found in Jefferson's writings

Categories:

Constitution, Crime, Despotism, Government, Republic

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