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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.

Thomas Jefferson

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.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Atmosphere Government Liberty Resistance Spirit Storm
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
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
I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendency of one sect over another.
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Freedom Legal Religion
If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions.
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Affair Expectation Government Individual Law Politics
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
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Attend Degree Expose Inconveience Liberty Reveal
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.
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Change Constitutions Human Institution Law Mind
Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.
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Authority Exist Leaving People Responsible
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
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

DAngry Escape Guilty Justice Law Punishment
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Beneath Bite Discipline Hook Pleasure
Never buy a thing you do not want, because it is cheap, it will be dear to you.
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Cheap Dear Declutter Minimalism One Liner Simplicity
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
No people can be both ignorant and free.
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Freedom Ignorant One Liner Peace People
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
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Dreamss Future History Inspirational One Liner Past

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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