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“Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you, and act accordingly.” (Thomas Jefferson)

- The Jefferson Cyclopedia (1900) pg. 6
Jefferson wrote this to Peter Carr. He wrote this as a rule for action.

Thomas Jefferson
Profession: President
Nationality: American
Born: April 13, 1743
Died: July 4, 1826
Brief Info: Known as the author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wanted to be remembered instead as governor of Virginia, U.S. minister to France, Secretary of State under George Washington and President of the United States. A powerful advocate of liberty, Jefferson was not only a celebrated statesman, but also an architect, naturalist and linguist. He was the silent member of the first Continental Congress, drafting the Declaration of Independence at the age of 33. As President, Jefferson was popular with the people, reducing taxes, cutting the size of the military, lowering the debt and doubling the size of the country through the Louisiana Purchase, which was completed in 1803.

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