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Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
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NUMBER:
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1323 |
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AUTHOR:
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Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) |
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QUOTATION:
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That peace, safety, and concord may be the portion of our native land, and be long enjoyed by our fellow-citizens, is the most ardent wish of my heart, and if I can be instrumental in procuring or preserving them, I shall think I have not lived in vain. |
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ATTRIBUTION:
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President THOMAS JEFFERSON, letter to Benjamin Waring and others, March 23, 1801.—The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Andrew A. Lipscomb, vol. 10, p. 235 (1903). |
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SUBJECTS:
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Peace |
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