Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.
THOMAS JEFFERSONThose who expect to be both ignorant and free, expect what never was and never will be.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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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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The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
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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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When angry, count 10. before you speak; if very angry, 100.
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A great deal of love given to a few is better than a little to many.
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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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On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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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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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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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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Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none
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Never buy a thing you do not want, because it is cheap, it will be dear to you.
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It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice.
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I cannot live without books.
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