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When the heart is right, the feet are swift.

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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 have a right to nothing which another has a right to take away.
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Unmerited abuse wounds, while unmerited praise has not the power to heal.
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