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The Constitution is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please.
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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I never saw an instance of one or two disputants convincing the other by argument.
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Confidence is everywhere the parent of despotism. Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence.
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I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man.
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