The people of every country are the only safe guardians of their own r…

Thomas Jefferson
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The people of every country are the only safe guardians of their own rights. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1984). Jefferson: Writings, p.1601, Library of America
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The people of every country are the only safe guardians of their own rights. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1984). Jefferson: Writings, p.1601, Library of America

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