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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Anne Willing Bingham

Paris May 11. 1788.

they have the good sense to value domestic happiness above all other, and the art to cultivate it beyond all others. there is no part of the earth where so much of this is enjoyed as in America.

PrC (DLC). Published in PTJ, 13:151–52.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
Anne Willing Bingham
Date Range
1771 - 1790
Date
May 11, 1788
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Women

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