Theodore RooseveltI am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.
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Thomas Jefferson once said, “I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.” This quote shows what Jefferson thought of himself. He always wanted to make it clear that he had no respect for any kind of authority. A great leader of the United States of America, Jefferson was known for his courage and tenacity against the English rule of colonial America.
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