The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally a…

Thomas Jefferson
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The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts, p.116, Rowman & Littlefield
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The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts, p.116, Rowman & Littlefield

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