"We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed."
— Thomas Jefferson

January 1, 1970

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Presidents of the United StatesUnitarians from the United StatesFounding Fathers of the United States of AmericaUnited States Secretaries of StatePoliticians from Virginia
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Letter to Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (2 April 1790)

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Letter to Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (2 April 1790)