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> [To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/to-preserve-our-independence-we-must-not-let-our-rulers-load-us-with/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [“And to preserve their independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude. If we run into such debts, as that we must be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/and-to-preserve-their-independence-we-must-not-let-our-rulers-load-us/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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