If ever this vast country is brought under a single government, it wil…

Thomas Jefferson
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If ever this vast country is brought under a single government, it will be one of the most extensive corruption. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2004). Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness, p.70, Modern Library
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