I may err in my measures, but never shall deflect from the intention t…

Thomas Jefferson
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I may err in my measures, but never shall deflect from the intention to fortify the public liberty by every possible means, and to put it out of the power of the few to riot on the labors of the many. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1856). The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, p.548
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