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While land remains, Americans should leave general manufacturing to Europe
Drawn from what Thomas Jefferson said
What Thomas Jefferson actually said
- Thomas Jefferson Third US President (1743 to 1826)
While we have land to labor then, let us never wish to see our citizens occupied at a work bench, or twirling a distaff. Carpenters, masons, smiths, are wanting in husbandry; but, for the general operations of manufacture, let our work shops remain in Europe.
Where this was said
↗Notes on the State of Virginia, Query XIX: Manufactures (1853 edition)en.wikisource.org
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