I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may …

Thomas Jefferson
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I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, H. A. Washington (2011). The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private, p.165, Cambridge University Press
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