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When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.

Thomas Jefferson

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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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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.
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Good wine is a necessity of life for me.
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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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History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
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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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I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led.
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Be polite to all, but intimate with few.
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Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
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