| Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. |
| NUMBER: | 35 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) |
| QUOTATION: | Were I to commence my administration again,… the first question I would ask respecting a candidate would be, “Does he use ardent spirits?” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Attributed to THOMAS JEFFERSON in both Samuel Austin Worcester, Cherokee Almanac, p. 36 (1850), and Charles Noel Douglas, Forty Thousand Quotations, p. 544 (1925). Unverified in Jefferson’s writings. Possibly spurious. |
| SUBJECTS: | Alcohol |
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