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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.

Thomas Jefferson

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We never repent of having eat too little.
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Eat Food Inspirational One Liner Simplicity Weight Loss
Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.
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Cold Hunger Inspirational One Liner Pride Thristy
Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.
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Authority Exist Leaving People Responsible
No people can be both ignorant and free.
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Freedom Ignorant One Liner Peace People
I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
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Freedom Future Government Happiness People Politics
I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
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Believe Greatness Inspirational Luck Success Work Hard
Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time.
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Knowledge Learning Lost Man Time Value
The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.
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Fund Future Money Principle
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
Nothing is troublesome that one does willingly.
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Dedication Hustle Inspirational One Liner Trouble
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
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Difference Friendship Opinion Philosophy Politics Religion
I am increasingly persuaded that the earth belongs exclusively to the living and that one generation has no more right to bind another to it’s laws and judgments than one independent nation has the right to command another.
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Earth Generation Independence Judgement Nation Politics
Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
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Depend Freedom Healing Liberty Lost
All should be laid open to you without reserve, for there is not a truth existing which I fear, or would wish unknown to the whole world.
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Exist Fear Lost Reserve Truth World
Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
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Chapter Honesty One Liner True Wisdom
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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Blessing Country Enjoyment Freedom Liberty People
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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Advantage Circumstances Cool Peace Person
Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.
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Citizen Government Illegal Politics
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease
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Disease Doctor Future Human Medicine Prevention
Take care of your cents: Dollars will take care of themselves.
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Care Hustle Inspirational Money Success Take Care
Never buy a thing you do not want, because it is cheap, it will be dear to you.
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Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
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Friendship Man Peace Policy Pursure Wise
When angry, count 10. before you speak; if very angry, 100.
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Angry Count One Liner Patience Speak
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 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
The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs.
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Bank Belong People Power Restore
He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Himself Honesty Human Nature Lying

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