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Quotation: "The first duty of government is the protection of life, not its destruction. Abandon that, and you have abandoned all."
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Earliest appearance in print found: 1989[1]
Comments: This quotation has not been found in the writings of Thomas Jefferson.
- Anna Berkes, December 29, 2011
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