Wednesday, July 12, 2023

 

Jefferson's Choice

Thomas Jefferson, letter to Alexander Donald (February 7, 1788):
I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage, with my books, my family, and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.



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