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Quotation from Notes on the State of Virginia, Selected Letters, and The Jefferson Bible by Thomas Jefferson
“I cannot live without books”
Notes on the State of Virginia, Selected Letters, and The Jefferson Bible, Letter to John Adams, June 10, 1815 (Selected letters)
Jefferson writes to Adams about selling his library to Congress after the burning of Washington.
Citation: "I cannot live without books" — Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, Selected Letters, and The Jefferson Bible, Letter to John Adams, June 10, 1815 (Selected letters). (id jefferson-selected-writings-q2)
Portrait: Rembrandt Peale - Thomas Jefferson, Rembrandt Peale, Public domain.
