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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.

Thomas Jefferson

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History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
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It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
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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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Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.
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The dead should not rule the living.
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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere.
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But friendship is precious, not only in the shade but in the sunshine of life; & thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine. I will recur for proof to the days we have lately passed. On these indeed the sun shone brightly.
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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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The equal rights of man, and the happiness of every individual, are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government.
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There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people.
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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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Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.
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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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Never spend your money before you have it.
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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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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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