The sheep are happier of themselves, than under the care of wolves. ✨ …

Thomas Jefferson
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The sheep are happier of themselves, than under the care of wolves. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1832). Notes on the State of Virginia, p.97
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The sheep are happier of themselves, than under the care of wolves. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1832). Notes on the State of Virginia, p.97

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