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When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.

Thomas Jefferson

In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution.
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Confidence Constitution Democracy Law Man Power
We have no right to prejudice another in his civil enjoyments because he is of another church.
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Civil Enjoyment Religion Right
To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
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Believe Fund Government Ideas Man Money
Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.
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Democracy Freedom Government Liberty Man Politics
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
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Bank Believe DAngry Institution Liberty Stand
Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government.
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Destructive Ending Government People Politics Right
How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.
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Cost Evil Happen Healing Pain Suffering
If you want something you’ve never had, You must be willing to do something you’ve never done.
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Confidence Courage Hustle Inspirational Trust Work Hard
Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor morum over each other.
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Advantage Difference Each Other Opinion Religion
It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice.
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Ethics Government Justice Politics Reason
I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves ; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion.
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Control Liberty People Power Safe Society
A great deal of love given to a few is better than a little to many.
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Business Deal Great Love
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
Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions any more than our opinions in physics or geometry.
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Depend Geometry Opinion Religious Rights Science
Every human being must be viewed according to what it is good for. For not one of us, no, not one, is perfect. And were we to love none who had imperfection, this world would be a desert for our love.
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According Goodness Human Imperfection Love Perfection
I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led.
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Bold Courage Fear Honesty Knowledge Truth
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
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
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Education Mind Rumors Stupidity Truth
Be polite to all, but intimate with few.
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Courtesy Deep Inspirational One Liner Polite
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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Arrangement Friendship Precious Proof Sun Sunshine
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
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Alone Freedom Government Need Support Truth
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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God Government Injury Neighbor Power Religion
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
We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.
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Country Government Majority Participate Politics
Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.
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Cold Hunger Inspirational One Liner Pride Thristy
No people can be both ignorant and free.
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Freedom Ignorant One Liner Peace People
When angry, count 10. before you speak; if very angry, 100.
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Angry Count One Liner Patience Speak

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