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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes

Monticello June 24. 13.

the earth belongs to the living ... the soil is the gift of God to the living.

RC (ViU).
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
John Wayles Eppes
Date Range
1810 - 1820
Date
June 24, 1813
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
ViU
Quote Category
Nature and the Environment

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