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When the subject is strong, simplicity is the only way to treat it.
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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For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead.
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I never saw an instance of one or two disputants convincing the other by argument.
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The olive tree is surely the richest gift of Heaven. I can scarcely expect bread.
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It has been thought that the people are not competent electors of judges learned in the law. But I do not know this to be true, and, if doubtful, we should follow principle.
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