Nothing is troublesome that one does willingly.
THOMAS JEFFERSONIf you want something you’ve never had, You must be willing to do something you’ve never done.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led.
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I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
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No people can be both ignorant and free.
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Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
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I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
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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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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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Good wine is a necessity of life for me.
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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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When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
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Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
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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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Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
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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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We have no right to prejudice another in his civil enjoyments because he is of another church.
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