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Quote from Thomas Jefferson,

The policy of American government is to leave its citizens free, neither restraining them nor aiding them in their pursuits.



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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:

Thomas Jefferson to M. L'Hommande, 1787.

Categories:

America, Freedom, Government, Independence, Responsibility, Restraint

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