Thomas Jefferson:

On this foundation I hope the whole may be made to stand; and that from this principle, every generation has a right to choose for itself the form of government it believes most promotive of its own happiness, consequently to change it as circumstances change.

— Thomas Jefferson Early Modern

US Founding Father, Declaration of Independence

Context

Letter to James Madison

Date / Period

1789

Source

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-15-02-0391

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Explanation

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