Every man is under the natural duty of contributing to the necessities…

Thomas Jefferson
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Every man is under the natural duty of contributing to the necessities of the society; and this is all the laws should enforce on him. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Joyce Appleby, Terence Ball (1999). Jefferson: Political Writings, p.143, Cambridge University Press
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