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I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greek and Roman leave to us.
Thomas Jefferson
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"I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greek and Roman leave to us."
— Thomas Jefferson

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I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greek and Roman leave to us. — 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.