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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Margaret Bayard Smith

Monticello. Aug. 6. 16.

for it is in our lives, and not from our words, that our religion must be read.

PoC (DLC).
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
Margaret Bayard Smith
Date Range
1810 - 1820
Date
August 6, 1816
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Conduct

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