We never repent of having eat too little.
THOMAS JEFFERSONAll 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.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
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I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
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No people can be both ignorant and free.
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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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Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
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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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Those who expect to be both ignorant and free, expect what never was and never will be.
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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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The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
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Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
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When angry, count 10. before you speak; if very angry, 100.
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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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I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
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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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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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