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Quotation from First Inaugural Address (Jefferson) by Thomas Jefferson
“Sometimes it is said that man can not be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.”
First Inaugural Address (Jefferson), Paragraph 2 (Avalon Project transcription)
Jefferson answers those who doubt that republican government can be strong.
Citation: "Sometimes it is said that man can not be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question." — Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address (Jefferson), Paragraph 2 (Avalon Project transcription). (id jefferson-first-inaugural-address-q3)
Portrait: Rembrandt Peale - Thomas Jefferson, Rembrandt Peale, Public domain.
