It is not the policy of the government in America to give aid to works…

Thomas Jefferson
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It is not the policy of the government in America to give aid to works of any kind. They let things take their natural course without help or impediment, which is generally the best policy. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Richard Holland Johnston, Thomas Jefferson memorial association of the United States (1907). The writings of Thomas Jefferson
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