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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 9: 1 September 1815 to 30 April 1816 QUOTES

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 9: 1 September 1815 to 30 April 1816 QUOTES

1 " If a nation expects to be ignorant & free, in a state of civilisation, it expects what never was & never will be. The functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty & property of their constituents. There is no safe deposit for these but with the people themselves; nor can they be safe with them without information. Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe. "

― Thomas Jefferson , The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 9: 1 September 1815 to 30 April 1816