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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to George Fleming

Monticello Dec. 29. 15.

yet experience & frequent disappointment have taught me not to be over-confident in theories or calculations, until actual trial has stam of the whole combination has stamped it with approbation.

PoC (DLC). Published in PTRJS, 9:303.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
George Fleming
Date Range
1810 - 1820
Date
December 29, 1815
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
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