334 "if we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy." - Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, November 29, 1802 posted 52 days ago by TheMagaMagicCucumber +334 / -0 link to quote: https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/wasting-labours-people-quotation 1 comment share 1 comment share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (1) sorted by: top new old worst ▲ 3 ▼ – deleted 3 points 52 days ago +3 / -0