I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsisten…

Thomas Jefferson
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I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest good faith; having never believed there was one code of morality for a public, and another for a private man. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2009). Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution : Annotated Correspondence, p.239, Algora Publishing
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