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Once again will you please address the MIS-quotation from Jefferson's first inaugural address:
"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government."
I believe I once read on your site that the misquotation began to show up in the 1980's and it is being widely circulated today. Thank you.