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Who then can so softly bind up the wound of another as he who has felt the same wound himself.
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 am entirely persuaded that the agitations of the public mind advance its powers, and that at every vibration between the points of liberty and despotism, something will be gained for the former. As men become better informed, their rulers must respect them the more.
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I never before knew the full value of trees....What would I not give that the trees planted nearest round the house at Monticello were full grown.
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