The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of eve…

Thomas Jefferson
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The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen in his person and property and in their management. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1977). The Portable Thomas Jefferson, p.440, Penguin
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