| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 30743 |
| QUOTATION: | If there be one principle more deeply rooted than any other in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Thomas Jefferson (17431826), U.S. president. Letter, July 28, 1791. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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