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Quotation: "That which we elect to surround ourselves with becomes the museum of our soul and the archive of our experiences."
Variations: None known.
Sources consulted (searching on "museum of our soul" and "archive/s of our experience/s"):
Earliest appearance in print located: 2004[1]
Comments: To date, we have not found this statement in Thomas Jefferson's writings.
- Anna Berkes, 8/24/07; re-checked 7/12/19
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