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Extract from Thomas Jefferson’s Summary of Public Service

[after 2 Sep. 1800]

the greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add an useful plant to it’s culture; especially a bread grain.

MS (DLC). Published in PTJ, 32:122–5.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Date Range
1791 - 1800
Date
September 2, 1800
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Agriculture

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