Government by the majority who participate (Spurious Quotation)

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Quotation: "We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate."

Variations: None known.

Sources consulted:

Founders Online
Thomas Jefferson retirement papers

Earliest known appearance in print: 2009^[1]

Earliest known appearance in print, attributed to Thomas Jefferson: see above

Comments: This quotation has never been found in the writings of Thomas Jefferson.

- Anna Berkes, 11/10

References

^ Rent to Own Magazine, volume 5, issue 2 (March 2009): 5. The quotation reportedly appeared slightly earlier (2008) in a video game, Fallout 3; see https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/MS15ButtonGwinnett.txt.

Spurious Quotations

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