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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart

Philadelphia Dec. 23. 1791.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniencies attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.

PrC (DLC). Published in PTJ, 22:435–7.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
Archibald Stuart
Date Range
1791 - 1800
Date
December 23, 1791
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Liberty

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