So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the governm…

Thomas Jefferson
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So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1855). The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, p.135
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