I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
THOMAS JEFFERSONLet us save what remains: not by vaults and locks which fence them from the public eye and use in consigning them to the waste of time, but by such a multiplication of copies, as shall place them beyond the reach of accident.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.
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Every human being must be viewed according to what it is good for. For not one of us, no, not one, is perfect. And were we to love none who had imperfection, this world would be a desert for our love.
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Experience declares that man is the only animal which devours his own kind; for I can apply no milder term to the governments of Europe, and to the general prey of the rich on the poor.
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A great deal of love given to a few is better than a little to many.
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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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Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.
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How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.
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An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.
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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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Never put off to tomorrow what you can do to-day.
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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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It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
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Let us save what remains: not by vaults and locks which fence them from the public eye and use in consigning them to the waste of time, but by such a multiplication of copies, as shall place them beyond the reach of accident.
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I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
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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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