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

Variations: None known.

Sources consulted:

1. Founders Online
2. Thomas Jefferson retirement papers

Earliest known appearance in print: 20091

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

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

• 1. Rent to Own Magazine, volume 5, issue 2 (March 2009): 5.