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Quote from Thomas Jefferson,


"Whenever the people are well informed,
they can be trusted with their own government;
that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice,
they may be relied on to set them to rights."


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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

(1743-1826) U.S. Founding Father, 3rd US President

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letter to Richard Price, January 8, 1789

Categories:

Education, Freedom, Government, Individual Rights, Knowledge, Truth, Liberty, Civil Rights, Trust, President

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