Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have remover t…

Thomas Jefferson
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Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have remover their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever. ✨ Notes on the State of Virginia, query 18 (1781 - 1785)
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