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| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
| NUMBER: | 30937 |
| QUOTATION: | Public employment contributes neither to advantage nor happiness. It is but honorable exile from one’s family and affairs. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), U.S. president. Letter, April 18, 1790. The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 16, ed. Julian P. Boyd (1961). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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