“Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.” GovernmentLibertyVirtueDesignFitAmbitionToolsDependenceBegetsMy AmbitionGermsAmerican GovernmentVice And VirtueSubservience Book:Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts Source: Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts