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"Yes, we did produce a near-perfect republic. But will they keep it? Or will they, in the enjoyment of plenty, lose the memory of freedom? Material abundance without character is the path of destruction."
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 | |
(1743-1826) U.S. Founding Father, 3rd US President | |
Source: | Attributed. No source found. Supposedly in a letter to John Adams as quoted in John A. Stormer, None Dare Call it Treason (Florissant, MO: Liberty Bell Press, 1964) 93. |
Categories: | Character, Freedom, Government, Liberty, President, Republic, Treason |
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Kindle Categories: | Republic |