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173 despots would surely be as oppressive as one," wrote Jefferson in 1785 in...
Author:
Gordon S. Wood
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Empire of Liberty: A History
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173 despots would surely be as oppressive as one," wrote Jefferson in 1785 in his Notes on the State of Virginia. "An elective despotism was not the government we fought for."31
( Gordon S. Wood )
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