I believe the states can best govern our home concerns, and the genera…

Thomas Jefferson
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I believe the states can best govern our home concerns, and the general government our foreign ones. ✨ The Real Thomas Jefferson.
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I believe the states can best govern our home concerns, and the general government our foreign ones. ✨ The Real Thomas Jefferson.

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