It is an axiom in my mind that our liberty can never be safe but in th…

Thomas Jefferson
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It is an axiom in my mind that our liberty can never be safe but in the hands of the people themselves, and that too of the people with a certain degree of instruction. This it is the business of the state to effect, and on a general plan. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2011). Jefferson on Freedom: Wisdom, Advice, and Hints on Freedom, Democracy, and the American Way, p.60, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
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