Yes but this submission is paraphrased... Link to actual quote in the Jeffersonian Cyclopedia http://etext.Virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-foley?specfile=/texts/english/jefferson/foley/public/JefCycl.o2w&act=surround&offset=2976537&tag=2358.+ECONOMY,+Happiness+and.+--+&query=labors&id=JCE2358
He said, "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
pretense means a behavior in a genuine but they deceive someone or something
Some synonyms for pretense include: Lies Falsehood Fabrication Ruse
the robber entered peoples houses under the pretense of a repairman.
I'm sorry, but I've already seen you work that pretense on others.
His fertile imagination always seems able to create another false pretense.
The word pretense is a noun, a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for behavior that does not express true feelings, thoughts, intentions. Example sentence: She seemed friendly enough but I could tell that it was just a pretense.
pretense means a behavior in a genuine but they deceive someone or something
The cast of Pretense - 2011 includes: Adam Bradley as Jason Peter Hodgins as Time Traveller Melanie Hrymak
The more power a government has, the less the people do. They usually increase their power under the pretense of 'protecting you', but in the end, your personal liberties are inevitably undermined.
agreements, presence, pretense, freedoms
yes.
Honesty, reality, truth, openness