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I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

Thomas Jefferson

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I am increasingly persuaded that the earth belongs exclusively to the living and that one generation has no more right to bind another to it’s laws and judgments than one independent nation has the right to command another.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Earth Generation Independence Judgement Nation Politics
The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Expression Foundation Freedom Government People Protect
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.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Freedom Future Government Happiness People Politics
The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Art Consist Government Honesty
Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Knowledge Learning Lost Man Time Value
The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Economy Liberty Politics Sea Wave
Be polite to all, but intimate with few.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Courtesy Deep Inspirational One Liner Polite
I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

DAngry Deep Freedom One Liner Peace Slavery
We have no right to prejudice another in his civil enjoyments because he is of another church.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Civil Enjoyment Religion Right
Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Animal Experience Man Poor Prey Rich
Those who expect to be both ignorant and free, expect what never was and never will be.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Expectation Freedom Ignorant
How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Blessing Country Enjoyment Freedom Liberty People
How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Cost Evil Happen Healing Pain Suffering
I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Bold Courage Fear Honesty Knowledge Truth
I cannot live without books.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Addiction Book One Liner Reading
Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Citizen Government Illegal Politics

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