Nothing gives one person so great advantage over another, as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Thomas Jefferson

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Topic

Grace under pressure

Author

Thomas Jefferson

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1816 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Francis Wayles Eppes. 21 May 1816.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series. Vol. 10, Princeton University Press, 2004.

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It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.

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Source
Notes on the State of Virginia
Genre
Political literature
Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas [published anonymously]. Notes on the State of Virginia. Paris: Philippe Denis Pierres, 1785, query 17.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia, edited by Frank Shuffelton. Penguin Classics, 1998, query 17.

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Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds and the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?

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Speaker
Tecumseh
Language
English
Time
1810 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Tecumseh. Speech to General William Henry Harrison. 14 Aug. 1810, Council at Vincennes, Indiana Territory, USA.

Current Citation

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