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The mother principle [is] that 'governments are republican only in proportion as they embody the will of their people, and execute it.'". - Thomas Jefferson
" "The mother principle [is] that 'governments are republican only in proportion as they embody the will of their people, and execute it.'".
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About Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 – 4 July 1826) was author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1777), founder of the University of Virginia (1819), the third president of the United States (1801–1809), a political philosopher, editor of Jefferson's Bible (1819), and one of the most influential founders of the United States.
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In the North they are
cool
sober
laborious
persevering
independent
jealous of their own liberties, and just to those of others
interested
chicaning
superstitious and hypocritical in their religion
In the South they are fiery
voluptuary
indolent unsteady
independent
zealous for their own liberties, but trampling on those of others.
generous
candid
without attachment or pretensions to any religion but that of the heart.
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