Death Quote by Thomas Jefferson
“If a due participation of office is a matter of right, how are vacancies to be obtained? Those by death are few; by resignation, none.”
“If a due participation of office is a matter of right, how are vacancies to be obtained? Those by death are few; by resignation, none.”
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