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(Original engl.: "I am not among those who fear the people. They, and not the rich, are our dependence of our continued freedom. And to preserve their independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between liberty and economy, or profusion and servitude." - Brief an Samuel Kerchuval, 12. Juli 1816. In: Memoirs, Correspondence and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. II, hrsg. v. Thomas Jefferson Randolph, London 1829. S. 297) (de) |
