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"To give to every citizen the information he needs for the transaction of his own business."
Explained by Jefferson himself.
"The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America." -John Adams
Writing boastfully of his administration in 1802, President Thomas Jefferson had this to say about newspapers-
1,235 pounds is a mammoth block of cheese.
We're lucky they did what they did.
“I have looked on our present state of liberty as a short-lived possession unless the mass of the people could…
2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and with it comes a yearlong celebration for our country.