Experience declares that man is the only animal which devours his own kind; for I can apply no milder term to the governments of Europe, and to the general prey of the rich on the poor.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
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Experience declares that man is the only animal which devours his own kind; for I can apply no milder term to the governments of Europe, and to the general prey of the rich on the poor.
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The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
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I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
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Take care of your cents: Dollars will take care of themselves.
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History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
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If you want something you’ve never had, You must be willing to do something you’ve never done.
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Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.
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I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.
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He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.
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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere.
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There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people.
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The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.
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The equal rights of man, and the happiness of every individual, are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government.
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Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
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Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none
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