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Anna, I've been trying for years to track down a quote attributed to Thos Jefferson, i.e., 'Let me make the newspapers of a nation, and I do not care who makes its laws.' I know that this possible misattribution may result from a similar Mark Twain quote, or a corruption of another variation ('...more »
Vague Resemblance? Seems very similar to me. But maybe you should just include the real quote in your list of quotes since that was what I was looking to verify not the fake quote. more »
Mary, thanks for your question. The Visitor's Center opens at 10AM on Home Educators' Day; that is in keeping with our winter hours. We look forward to welcoming students and their families then!more »
You are spot-on - Jefferson did in fact have a fountain pen! He wrote to Bernard Peyton in 1824, "I saw yesterday in the hands of Mr. Dyer, a fountain pen, one of the best I ever saw. He said it was made for him by Mr. Cowan, a watchmaker of Richmond and cost him 5 D. ...Pray get the favor of...more »
Thanks for the lead! I always like to know how these get started. I originally saw that someone had posted this quote on Facebook, and decided to take the step of compiling a "debunk" page because there seemed to be some folks who thought it was authentic.more »