Thomas Jefferson quote: It is the old practice of despots to use a part of the people to keep the rest in order.

It is the old practice of despots to use a part of the people to keep the rest in order.

~ Thomas Jefferson ~

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It is the old practice of despots to use a part of the people to keep the rest in order.

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