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The worst day in a man's life is when he sits down and begins thinking about how he can get something for nothing.
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 great cause which divides our countries is not to be decided by individual animosities. The harmony of private societies cannot weaken national efforts.
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One war, such as that of our Revolution, is enough for one life.
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Every honest man will suppose honest acts to flow from honest principles, and the rogues may rail without intermission.
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