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Which quote below is from Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address?
a. We have called by different names, brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.
b. Let me assert my firm belief that we have nothing to fear but fear itself
c. Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
d. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so
conceived and so dedicated can long endure.

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Hint: Thomas Jefferson was America’s first secretary of state, the second vice president and the third president. He was also responsible for drafting the Declaration of Independence of the United States. He was one of the most prominent and ardent supporters of democracy in the country.

Complete answer: “We have called by different names, brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans,
we are all Federalists” this quote was said by Thomas Jefferson in his first inaugural address.
-Thomas Jefferson is a very important figure in the history of America, he was one of the founding fathers of the country.
-Many important achievements have been attributed to his time in the White House and even as before that. Some of these are:-
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of independence of the United States, this has influenced human rights all over the world.
He was also responsible for the Louisiana Purchase, which brought the state of Louisiana under American rule, from French control.
-The Virginia statute of religious freedom was written by him, his views on religion were very liberal. The Virginia statute legally separates the Church from the state.
-The University of Virginia was also established and planned by him.

Therefore, The correct answer is Option A and all other options are irrelevant as per the above explanation.

Note: Thomas Jefferson was a very able and popular president when he entered the White House, he cut the budgets of army and navy, he also suspended the tax on whiskey which was extremely unpopular in Western America but he was still able to reduce the national debt by almost a third.