Quote by: Thomas Jefferson

Our country is too large to have all its affairs directed by a single government. Public servants at such a distance, and from under the eye of their constituents, must, from the circumstance of distance, be unable to administer and overlook all the details necessary for the good government of the citizens; and the same circumstance, by rendering detection impossible to their constituents, will invite public agents to corruption, plunder and waste.


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  • NameThomas Jefferson
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, 3rd president of the United States (in office from 1801 to 1809)
  • BornApril 2, 1743
  • DiedJuly 4, 1826
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTeacher; Cryptographer; Architect; Lawyer; Writer; Diplomat; Politician; Philosopher; Inventor; Farmer