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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to William Duane

Monticello Mar. 28. 11.

the last hope of human liberty in this world rests on us. we ought, for so dear a stake, to sacrifice every attachment & every enmity.

PoC (DLC). Published in PTJRS, 3:506–09.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
William Duane
Date Range
1810 - 1820
Date
March 28, 1811
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Liberty

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