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Thomas Jefferson

PolitiFact rated the claim “Quotes Thomas Jefferson as saying that "a government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have."” False.

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