The rights of the people to the exercise and fruits of their own indus…

Thomas Jefferson
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The rights of the people to the exercise and fruits of their own industry can never be protected against the selfishness of rulers not subject to their control at short periods. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Joyce Appleby, Terence Ball (1999). Jefferson: Political Writings, p.218, Cambridge University Press
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