"For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well organized and armed militia is their best security."
— 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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Thomas Jefferson's Eighth State of the Union Address (8 November 1808)