This line is similar to one included in an actual letter from Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes in 1813. The quote there is, "The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead."
This line is similar to one included in an actual letter from Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes in 1813. The quote there is, "The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead."
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