The policy of American government is to leave its citizens free, neither restraining them nor aiding them in their pursuits. - Thomas Jefferson

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The policy of American government is to leave its citizens free, neither restraining them nor aiding them in their pursuits.

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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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Alternative Names: President Jefferson T. Jefferson
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