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> Do you know if Thomas Jefferson wrote the following in a letter to James > Monroe? > > "What a beautiful country Virginia. It is the duty of the living to care > for its abundance. Otherwise it will become the land of the dead." > > Any info would be greatly appreciated! I looked all over the Thomas > Jefferson Internet site and couldn't find anything. I am sorry, but I am unable to locate such a quotation in the writings of Thomas Jefferson. The writing is not, in my opinion, in the style of Jefferson, even making allowances for an imperfectly remembered wording. I have not read every word that Jefferson ever wrote, and it is possible, of course, that I am totally wrong. But to me, there are not sufficient logical connections between the three sentences. They have a disjointed quality that is, again in my opinion, very un-Jeffersonian. Also, the choice of words just does not sound like Jefferson. Those are just my opinions, however; they cannot be taken as in any way settling the question. I am sorry I am not able to be of more assistance to you on this.