Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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.
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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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The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.
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Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor morum over each other.
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Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none
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Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time.
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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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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
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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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Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor.
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No people can be both ignorant and free.
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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere.
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The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.
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He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
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A great deal of love given to a few is better than a little to many.
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I cannot live without books.
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The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground.
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