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Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.

Thomas Jefferson

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He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Darkness Himself Ideas Instruction Lesson Light
Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and opressions of the body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Body Enlight Mind People Spirit
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Beneath Bite Discipline Hook Pleasure
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
Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none
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Commerce Friendship Honesty Nation Peace
Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Complain Determine Inspirational Lose Occasion Time
Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Democracy Freedom Government Liberty Man Politics
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Civilization Expectation Freedom Ignorant Nation State
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
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Alone Freedom Government Need Support Truth
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.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Destructive Ending Government People Politics Right
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do to-day.
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Business Hustle Inspirational One Liner Present Success
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
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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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Advantage Circumstances Cool Peace Person
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 only security of all is in a free press.
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Freedom One Liner Security

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