The sentiments of men are known not only by what they receive, but wha…

Thomas Jefferson
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The sentiments of men are known not only by what they receive, but what they reject also. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1829). Memoirs, Correspondence and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Late President of the United States, p.16
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