I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propos…

Thomas Jefferson
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I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1977). The Portable Thomas Jefferson, p.416, Penguin
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I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1977). The Portable Thomas Jefferson, p.416, Penguin

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