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I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those… — Thomas Jefferson

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I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.

Thomas Jefferson
1791
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Downsides of freedomFreedom
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Letter
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1791
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Thomas Jefferson
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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Archibald Stuart. 23 Dec. 1791.

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