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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. - Quote by Thomas Jefferson

I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

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