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Thomas Jefferson Quotes: I am mortified to be told that in the United States of America the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry and of criminal inquiry too.
         

I am mortified to be told that in the United States of America the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry and of criminal inquiry too.


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I am mortified to be told that in the United States of America the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry and of criminal inquiry too.
         



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