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I hold the precepts of Jesus as delivered by Himself, to be the most pure, benevolent and sublime which have ever been preached to man.
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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The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.
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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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I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our government I mean an additional article taking from the Federal Government the power of borrowing.
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Ignorance and bigotry, like other insanities, are incapable of self-government.
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Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.
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No man has greater confidence than I have in the spirit of the people, to a rational extent. Whatever they can, they will.
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