President Jefferson

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“The President has apples on the table
And barefoot servants round him, who adjust
The curtains to a metaphysical t
And the banners of the nation flutter, burst
On the flag-poles in a red-blue dazzle, whack
At the halyards.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

“We do not mean to count or weigh our contributions by any standard other than that of our abilities.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)