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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.

Thomas Jefferson

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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Book Family Friendship Human Life World
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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Expression Foundation Freedom Government People Protect
Never spend your money before you have it.
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Inspirational Life Money One Liner Patience
I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
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Alone One Liner Reflect Solitude Thinking Travel
No people can be both ignorant and free.
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Freedom Ignorant One Liner Peace People
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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Challenge Corporation Country Government Law Strength
The only security of all is in a free press.
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Freedom One Liner Security
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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Atmosphere Government Liberty Resistance Spirit Storm
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
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Deep Education Insult Man Newspaper Reading
When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.
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Fear Government Liberty People Politics
History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance of which their civil as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their own purposes.
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Believe Government History Ignorance People Religious
No people can be both ignorant and free.
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Freedom Ignorant One Liner Peace People
Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
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Chapter Honesty One Liner True Wisdom
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
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DAngry Escape Guilty Justice Law Punishment
When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
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Duty Injustice Justice Law One Liner Resistance
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.
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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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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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