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It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

Thomas Jefferson

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If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.
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Civilization Expectation Freedom Ignorant Nation State
The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.
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Country Culture Nature Plant Service
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
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Difference Friendship Opinion Philosophy Politics Religion
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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Advantage Circumstances Cool Peace Person
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.
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God Government Injury Neighbor Power Religion
The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.
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Expression Foundation Freedom Government People Protect
Never trouble another with what you can do yourself.
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Courtesy Hurt One Liner Respect Trouble Yourself
Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time.
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Knowledge Learning Lost Man Time Value
Those who expect to be both ignorant and free, expect what never was and never will be.
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Expectation Freedom Ignorant
The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.
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Fund Future Money Principle
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.
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Calm Courage Liberty Men Prefer Time
If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions.
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Affair Expectation Government Individual Law Politics
Never spend your money before you have it.
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Inspirational Life Money One Liner Patience
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.
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Freedom Future Government Happiness People Politics
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
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Bank Believe DAngry Institution Liberty Stand
Nothing is troublesome that one does willingly.
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Dedication Hustle Inspirational One Liner Trouble
To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
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Believe Fund Government Ideas Man Money
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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Darkness Himself Ideas Instruction Lesson Light
Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.
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Democracy Freedom Government Liberty Man Politics
If you want something you’ve never had, You must be willing to do something you’ve never done.
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Confidence Courage Hustle Inspirational Trust Work Hard
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease
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Disease Doctor Future Human Medicine Prevention
Take things always by their smooth handle.
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Courtesy Gratitude Handle One Liner Respect
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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Challenge Corporation Country Government Law Strength
A great deal of love given to a few is better than a little to many.
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Business Deal Great Love
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground.
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Gain Government Ground Liberty Progress
An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.
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Believe Enemy One Liner
History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
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