“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”

—  Thomas Jefferson

1770s, Declaration of Independence (1776)

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3rd President of the United States of America 1743–1826

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