I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
THOMAS JEFFERSONAn enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
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I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.
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Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.
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Good wine is a necessity of life for me.
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I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
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An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.
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Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.
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It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice.
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Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.
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To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
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The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.
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I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind.
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How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
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I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.
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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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