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wisconsinite December 12th, 2015 4:04pm

"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have." -Thomas Jefferson

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susanr Colorado
12/12/15 11:24 am

This is not a Jefferson quote. It doesn't even pass the sniff test.

www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/government-big-enough-give-you-everything-you-wantquotation

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PamGH SW Washington
12/12/15 9:55 am

Wow. What a great quote. Thank you for finding it.

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susanr Colorado
12/12/15 11:25 am

Maybe, but it's not from Jefferson.

Sentinel Ya ie wa noh
12/12/15 4:20 pm

This quote surfaced around 1953.........

Sentinel Ya ie wa noh
12/12/15 9:53 am

Very much a true sentiment, however, as I found out, not a true Jefferson quote........

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Ebola1 Florida
12/12/15 9:43 am

Absolutely

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TierasPet
12/12/15 9:38 am

Quite true.

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