The right of self-government does not comprehend the government of oth…

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The right of self-government does not comprehend the government of others. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Henry Augustine Washington (1854). The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, cont, p.499
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The right of self-government does not comprehend the government of others. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Henry Augustine Washington (1854). The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, cont, p.499

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