Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time.
THOMAS JEFFERSONNo people can be both ignorant and free.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
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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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The dead should not rule the living.
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I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
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Take things always by their smooth handle.
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On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
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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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The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
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We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.
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Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions any more than our opinions in physics or geometry.
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What a stupendous, what an incomprehensible machine is man! Who can endure toil, famine, stripes, imprisonment and death itself in vindication of his own liberty, and the next moment
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Take care of your cents: Dollars will take care of themselves.
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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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Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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