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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to David Hartley

Paris July 2. 1787.

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master.

PrC (DLC). Published in PTJ, 11:525–26.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
David Hartley
Date Range
1771 - 1790
Date
July 2, 1787
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Government

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