"The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind." | by: | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President |
Source: | Paraphrased from a letter to William Hunter, 11 March 1790
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