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Notable Comments on Jefferson

Links to pages that contain selected quotes about Thomas Jefferson compiled by Monticello researchers.

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We have contributed, each in the line allotted to us (Quotation)
Take things always by their smooth handle (Quotation)

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Jefferson’s 1818 edition of The Federalist Papers, a series of essays on the newly formed United States government, is a powerful example of civics in action, with three authors from across the political spectrum discussing, debating, and collaborating to explain how governance would work.

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