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Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.

Thomas Jefferson

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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
History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
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Bad Government History Politics
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.
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Complain Determine Inspirational Lose Occasion Time
The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
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Economy Liberty Politics Sea Wave
Take things always by their smooth handle.
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Courtesy Gratitude Handle One Liner Respect
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
Never spend your money before you have it.
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Inspirational Life Money One Liner Patience
I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.
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Necessary Physical Politics Rebellion Storm World
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
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Beneath Bite Discipline Hook Pleasure
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
We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.
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Confidence Fear Respect Strength
No people can be both ignorant and free.
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Freedom Ignorant One Liner Peace People
On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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Inspirational Principle Rock Stand Style Swim
Good wine is a necessity of life for me.
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Alcohol Funny Necessity Requirement Wine
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
I am increasingly persuaded that the earth belongs exclusively to the living and that one generation has no more right to bind another to it’s laws and judgments than one independent nation has the right to command another.
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Earth Generation Independence Judgement Nation Politics
An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.
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Believe Enemy One Liner
Those who expect to be both ignorant and free, expect what never was and never will be.
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Expectation Freedom Ignorant
We never repent of having eat too little.
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Eat Food Inspirational One Liner Simplicity Weight Loss
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
The only security of all is in a free press.
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Freedom One Liner Security
It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice.
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Ethics Government Justice Politics Reason
Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.
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Cold Hunger Inspirational One Liner Pride Thristy
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
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Deep Intelligence Silence Talent Value Writing
Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
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Chapter Honesty One Liner True Wisdom
Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.
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Dispute Forgiveness Inspirational Let Go One Liner Please
The equal rights of man, and the happiness of every individual, are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government.
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Equality Government Happiness Individual Man Right

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