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The Bible is the cornerstone of liberty.

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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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We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people whatever.
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Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong.
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One precedent in favor of power is stronger than a hundred against it.
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Shake hands with Pain, give greeting unto Grief, Those angels in disguise, and thy glad soul From height to height, from star to shining star, Shall climb and claim blest immortality.
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The ordinary affairs of a nation offer little difficulty to a person of any experience.
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