There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to…

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There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2010). The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1816-1826, p.474, Cosimo, Inc.
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There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2010). The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1816-1826, p.474, Cosimo, Inc.

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