A near-perfect republic. But will they keep it?
"Yes, we did produce a near-perfect republic. But will they keep it? Or will they, in the enjoyment of plenty, lose the memory of freedom? Material abundance without character is the path of destruction."
~ Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US founding father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US president. Source: in a letter to John Adams as quoted in John A. Stormer, None Dare Call it Treason (Florissant, MO: Liberty Bell Press, 1964) 93.
~ Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US founding father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US president. Source: in a letter to John Adams as quoted in John A. Stormer, None Dare Call it Treason (Florissant, MO: Liberty Bell Press, 1964) 93.
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