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I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves ; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion.

Thomas Jefferson

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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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Himself Honesty Human Nature Lying
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
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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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Beneath Bite Discipline Hook Pleasure
When angry, count 10. before you speak; if very angry, 100.
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Angry Count One Liner Patience Speak
How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.
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Cost Evil Happen Healing Pain Suffering
Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.
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Cold Hunger Inspirational One Liner Pride Thristy
In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution.
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Confidence Constitution Democracy Law Man Power
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
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Education Mind Rumors Stupidity Truth
Take things always by their smooth handle.
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Courtesy Gratitude Handle One Liner Respect
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.
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Civilization Expectation Freedom Ignorant Nation State
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
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Deep Education Insult Man Newspaper Reading
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do to-day.
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Business Hustle Inspirational One Liner Present Success
When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
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Duty Injustice Justice Law One Liner Resistance
Good wine is a necessity of life for me.
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Alcohol Funny Necessity Requirement Wine
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
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

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