We have already given in example one effectual check to the dog of war…

Thomas Jefferson
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We have already given in example one effectual check to the dog of war by transferring the power of letting him loose from the Executive to the Legislative body ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2009). Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution : Annotated Correspondence, p.91, Algora Publishing
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