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Quotation by Thomas Jefferson
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American Declaration of Independence (1776) published in The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 1, ed. Julian P. Boyd (1950)American Declaration of Independence (1776), published in The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 1, ed. Julian P. Boyd (1950)Decalogue of Canons for Observation in Practical Life The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Paul L. Ford (1899)First Annual Message to Congress, Dec. 8, 1801First Inaugural Address The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Andrew A. Lipscomb (1904)
We are here lounging our time away, doing nothing, and having nothing to do. It gives me great regret to be passing my time so uselessly when it could have been so importantly employed at home.
Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), U.S. president. Letter, December 27, 1797, to his daughter, Martha Jefferson Randolph. The Family Letters of Thomas Jefferson, p. 146, eds. E.M. Betts and J.A. Bear, Jr. (1966).
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