Experience hath shewn, that even under the.... : Quote by Thomas Jefferson

“ Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms, those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny; and it is believed that the most effectual means of preventing this would be, to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at large... ”

Thomas Jefferson
  • From : Jefferson: Public and Private Papers
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