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Every man has a commission to admonish, exhort, convince another of error.
Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson
Age: 83 †
Born: 1743
Born: April 2
Died: 1826
Died: July 4
3Rd U.S. President
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I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise.
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