Speeches measured by the hour, die with the hour. — Thomas Jefferson

Jefferson, Thomas. "Mr. David Harding, President of the Jefferson Debating Society of Hingham, April 20, 1824." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to David Harding. 20 Apr. 1824.