In a republican nation whose citizens are to be led by reason and pers…

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In a republican nation whose citizens are to be led by reason and persuasion and not by force, the art of reasoning becomes of first importance. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts, p.299, Rowman & Littlefield
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In a republican nation whose citizens are to be led by reason and persuasion and not by force, the art of reasoning becomes of first importance. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts, p.299, Rowman & Littlefield

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