The government will one day be corrupt (Spurious Quotation)

Quotation: "The government will one day be corrupt and filled with liars, and the people will flock to the one that tells the truth."

Variations: "The government will one day be corrupt and filled with liars, and the people will flock to the one who tells the truth."

Earliest known appearance in print: This quotation has not been located in print. 

Summary: This quotation has not been found in the writings of Thomas Jefferson.  It seems to exist mainly on Twitter, but we have been unable to trace its existence before 2015.[1]

Sources searched:

  1. Founders Online
  2. Google
  3. Google Books
  4. Twitter

- Anna Berkes, 11/19/18

References

  1. ^ Ziad K. Abdelnour (@blackhawkinc), “"The Government will one day be corrupt and filled with liars, and the people will flock to the one that tells the truth."- Thomas Jefferson,” Twitter, October 27, 2015, 5:49 p.m., https://twitter.com/blackhawkinc/status/659124895360688128.

Spurious Quotations

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