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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

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We have no right to prejudice another in his civil enjoyments because he is of another church.
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He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.
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Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
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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.
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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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Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.
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Never trouble another with what you can do yourself.
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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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Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
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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 greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.
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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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On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
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