There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people.
THOMAS JEFFERSONThe will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
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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.
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The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
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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.
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Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.
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Good wine is a necessity of life for me.
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Never trouble another with what you can do yourself.
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On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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Be polite to all, but intimate with few.
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An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.
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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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No people can be both ignorant and free.
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I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
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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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The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.
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