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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Madame d’Enville

New York April. 2. 1790.

a good citizen should take his stand where the public authority marshals him.

PrC (DLC). Published in PTJ, 16:291.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Date Range
1771 - 1790
Date
April 2, 1790
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Citizen Leadership

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