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Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
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NUMBER:
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618 |
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AUTHOR:
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Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) |
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QUOTATION:
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It is, therefore, with the sincerest pleasure I have observed on the part of the British government various manifestations of a just and friendly disposition towards us; we wish to cultivate peace and friendship with all nations, believing that course most conducive to the welfare of our own; it is natural that these friendships should bear some proportion to the common interests of the parties. |
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ATTRIBUTION:
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THOMAS JEFFERSON, letter to Sir John Sinclair, July 31, 1816.—The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Andrew A. Lipscomb, vol. 15, p. 54 (1904). |
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SUBJECTS:
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Foreign policy |
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