On the recordJuly 23, 2014
It was Thomas Jefferson that said the natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
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congress.govLouie Gohmert: “It was Thomas Jefferson that said the natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.”
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Gohmert cites Jefferson to emphasize the tendency of government to expand at the cost of liberty.
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