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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

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Fund Future Money Principle
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
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
Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor morum over each other.
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Advantage Difference Each Other Opinion Religion
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
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Friendship Man Peace Policy Pursure Wise
Take things always by their smooth handle.
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Courtesy Gratitude Handle One Liner Respect
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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Darkness Himself Ideas Instruction Lesson Light
When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.
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Fear Government Liberty People Politics
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
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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Atmosphere Government Liberty Resistance Spirit Storm
How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
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Blessing Country Enjoyment Freedom Liberty People
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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Animal Experience Man Poor Prey Rich
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
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Bank Believe DAngry Institution Liberty Stand
Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.
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Ambition Design Freedom Independence Virtue
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
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Alone Freedom Government Need Support Truth
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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Knowledge Learning Lost Man Time Value
If you want something you’ve never had, You must be willing to do something you’ve never done.
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Confidence Courage Hustle Inspirational Trust Work Hard
I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.
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Book Family Friendship Human Life World
Never trouble another with what you can do yourself.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Courtesy Hurt One Liner Respect Trouble Yourself
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease
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Disease Doctor Future Human Medicine Prevention
I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led.
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Bold Courage Fear Honesty Knowledge Truth
I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
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Freedom Future Government Happiness People Politics
When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Duty Injustice Justice Law One Liner Resistance
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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Destructive Ending Government People Politics Right
The only security of all is in a free press.
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Freedom One Liner Security
I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendency of one sect over another.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Freedom Legal Religion
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.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Earth Generation Independence Judgement Nation Politics

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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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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