A great deal of love given to a few is better than a little to many.
THOMAS JEFFERSONTyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
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Never put off to tomorrow what you can do to-day.
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I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.
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Never trouble another with what you can do yourself.
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Never spend your money before you have it.
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I hope that we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country
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History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
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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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How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
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He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
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Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government.
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It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice.
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No people can be both ignorant and free.
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I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendency of one sect over another.
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An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.
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