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No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.
Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson
Age: 83 †
Born: 1743
Born: April 2
Died: 1826
Died: July 4
3Rd U.S. President
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If the question [before justices of the peace] relate to any point of public liberty, or if it be one of those in which the judges may be suspected of bias, the jury undertake to decide both law and fact.
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In the middle ages of Christianity opposition to the State opinions was hushed. The consequence was, Christianity became loaded with all the Romish follies. Nothing but free argument, raillery & even ridicule will preserve the purity of religion.
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Unmerited abuse wounds, while unmerited praise has not the power to heal.
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History teaches the young the virtues of freedom. By apprising them of the past it will enable them to judge the future.
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Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.
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