The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occas…

Thomas Jefferson
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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2010). The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence 1786-1787, p.263, Cosimo, Inc.
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