How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.
THOMAS JEFFERSONHistory, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
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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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Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
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I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.
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When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.
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Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.
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When angry, count 10. before you speak; if very angry, 100.
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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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He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.
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The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
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Never buy a thing you do not want, because it is cheap, it will be dear to you.
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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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History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
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The only security of all is in a free press.
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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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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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