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He alone who walks strict and upright, and who, in matters of opinion, will be contented that others should be as free as himself and acquiesce when his opinion is freely overruled, will attain his object in the end.
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 opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction.
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I endeavor to keep their attention fixed on the main objects of all science, the freedom & happiness of man.
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The best commentary on the principles of government which has ever been written.
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