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They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety.
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This passage closes the list of principles Jefferson thought held the country together. He calls them the text of civic instruction, which in 1801 meant teaching people how to be citizens. Later he founded the University of Virginia and put that on his tombstone instead of the presidency. The whole address is short, about seventeen hundred words.
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This passage closes the list of principles Jefferson thought held the country together. He calls them the text of civic instruction, which in 1801 meant teaching people how to be citizens. Later he founded the University of Virginia and put that on his tombstone instead of the presidency. The whole address is short, about seventeen hundred words.
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One long sentence with three commas and a semicolon, good for keeping speed while the eyes track punctuation.
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