Thomas Jefferson

A Bill of Rights

A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.
- Thomas Jefferson

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Merchants have no

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
- Thomas Jefferson

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