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
THOMAS JEFFERSONThe dead should not rule the living.
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We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.
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Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and opressions of the body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
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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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Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
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I cannot live without books.
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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
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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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It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice.
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Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none
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When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.
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Take things always by their smooth handle.
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Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.
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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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Never trouble another with what you can do yourself.
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Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
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