I am sure that in estimating every man's value either in private or pu…

Thomas Jefferson
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I am sure that in estimating every man's value either in private or public life, a pure integrity is the quality we take first into calculation, and that learning and talents are only the second. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts, p.132, Rowman & Littlefield
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