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The Collection·Room II · The Cited Quotes·Eternal hostility against every form of tyranny

I have sworn upon the altar of god, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. Jefferson, typeset broadside

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JEFFERSON · 1800

Eternal hostility against every form of tyranny

Jefferson's oath from the letter to Benjamin Rush, 1800, set from the manuscript, lowercase and all.

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sourceLetter to Benjamin Rush, September 23, 1800 (Founders Online transcription)
typefaceCaslon
paper100 lb cream cover, 24 x 18 (landscape)
pressThomas Graphics, Austin, Texas
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From Jefferson's letter to Benjamin Rush of September 23, 1800: the line carved into his memorial in Washington. The sheet follows the manuscript transcription, which spells 'god' lowercase; we print what he wrote, not what the marble tidied.

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