Memorial dedicated to Thomas Jefferson
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Memorial Object
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Sculptural Memorial
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Jefferson, Thomas
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Memorial dedicated to Thomas Jefferson
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The statue of Thomas Jefferson is a gift from the University of Virginia. At the statue's dedication on November 11, 1992, U.Va. President John Casteen made note of Jefferson's $17,000 debt to the College –which caused financial hardship leading to the College's closure in the 1880s, and was never fully repaid – and expressed his hope that this debt would be forgiven with the statue's donation. The dedication plaque includes a quotation by Jefferson: "I look to the diffusion of light and education as the resource most to be relied on for ameliorating the condition, promoting the virtue and advancing the happiness of man."
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full body statue of Thomas Jefferson
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"I look to the diffusion of light and education as the resource most to be relied on for ameliorating the condition, promoting the virtue and advancing the happiness of man."
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University of Virginia
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November 11, 1992
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University of Virginia
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