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jjacksonRIAB 4 points ago +4 / -0

I don't think it's a real Thomas Jefferson quote.

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stjimmy92 3 points ago +3 / -0

Most of them arent

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Wallypip3 3 points ago +3 / -0

Which ones?

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stjimmy92 6 points ago +6 / -0

“Rebellion to tyranny is obedience to God” technically isn’t his quote, but it was proposed to be on the seal of the United States of America, rejected, and then adopted as his own seal.

"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty” wasn’t said by him, but he expressed similar sentiments.

“Free men do not ask permission to bear arms” is a modification of his proposed wording for an amendment to the constitution of Virginia.

Can’t find anything about the corruption of a Republic one.

“The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite” is apparently an interpretation of a letter Jefferson sent.

“Equal rights for all, special privileges to none” may have been, no one seems to be 100% sure.

The others are not his, so we’re looking at 2/11 being questionable, 3/11 being paraphrases, and 1/11 being not a quote of his but a quote he adopted, 5/11 not being related to him.

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GunsAndWeed 4 points ago +4 / -0

"Fuck your optics I'm declaring independence" - TJ probably