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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and… — Thomas Jefferson

Letter

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.

Thomas Jefferson
1787
★ 7.1
Provenance
Current citation
Jefferson, Thomas. "Col. Smith, Nov. 13, 1787." 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.
Original citation
Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to William Stephens Smith. 13 Nov. 1787.

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