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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours

Washington Jan. 18. 1802.

what is practicable must often controul what is pure theory; and the habits of the governed determine in a great degree what is practicable.

PoC (DLC). Published in PTJ, 36:390-92.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours
Date Range
1801 - 1809
Date
January 18, 1802
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Government

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