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Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.
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Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence. — Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson was a President from United States (1743–1826).

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This quote is attributed to Thomas Jefferson, a President from United States.
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Thomas Jefferson lived from 1743 – 1826.
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