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According to this quote, what was Jefferson's concern about purchasing the Louisiana Territory?

"I infer that the less we say about constitutional difficulties respecting Louisiana the better, and that what is necessary for surmounting them must be done. A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the highest duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self preservation, of saving the country when in danger are of higher obligation." - Thomas Jefferson


A. He worried about angering farmers who shipped their crops to New Orleans.

B. He was concerned that his constitutional veto power would not be upheld.

C. He did not trust Monroe and Livingston to make a favorable deal.

D. He didn’t believe he had constitutional power to buy land from another count

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D. He didn’t believe he had constitutional power to buy land from another country.
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