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Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
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NUMBER:
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725 |
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AUTHOR:
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Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) |
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QUOTATION:
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I confess I have the same fears for our South American brethren; the qualifications for self-government in society are not innate. They are the result of habit and long training, and for these they will require time and probably much suffering. |
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ATTRIBUTION:
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THOMAS JEFFERSON, letter to Edward Everett, March 27, 1824.—The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Andrew A. Lipscomb, vol. 16, p. 22 (1904). |
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SUBJECTS:
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Government |
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