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Thomas Jefferson
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“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“Question with boldness even the existence of a God because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just that his justice cannot sleep forever.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“If God is just, I tremble for my country.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves the world.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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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.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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“Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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