evidence: A quote about the U.S. Constitution's role in limiting the power of government has been attributed to Thomas Jefferson since at least the early 2000s: [...] Among others, the American Enterprise Institute previously asserted that Jefferson authored the statement prior to issuing a correction. A memed version of the statement is often shared on social media. According to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, though, no records exist to support the claim that Jefferson authored this statement. The phrase appears, instead, to conflate at least two sources. [...] For these reasons, the claim that Jefferson made a statement about both criminals and government being "enemies of the people" is False.