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Thomas Jefferson

Snopes rated the claim “U.S. President Thomas Jefferson once said: “A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything that you have.”” Incorrect Attribution.

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Captured 2026-08-15 from Snopes. The archived copy is preserved so this citation survives link rot.

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