History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
THOMAS JEFFERSONSome men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none
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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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I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.
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The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground.
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The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs.
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Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.
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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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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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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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The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
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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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How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.
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I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
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Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong.
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