Take things always by their smooth handle.
THOMAS JEFFERSONThe principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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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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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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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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When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
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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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Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.
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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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Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and opressions of the body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
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We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.
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Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none
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Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.
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On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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When angry, count 10. before you speak; if very angry, 100.
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Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.
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Nothing is troublesome that one does willingly.
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