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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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Nature [has] implanted in our breasts a love of others, a sense of duty to them, a moral instinct, in short, which prompts us irresistibly to feel and to succor their distresses.
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The opinions and beliefs of men follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds.
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The man who loves his country on its own account, and not merely for its trappings of interest or power, can never be divorced for it, can never refuse to come forward when he finds that she is engaged in dangers which he has the means of warding off.
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We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people whatever.
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The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves the world.
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Health is worth more than learning.
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In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.
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One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.
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Bind them down by the chains of the Constitution where they can do no mischief.
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Difference of opinion leads to enquiry, and enquiry to truth and I am sure...we both value too much the freedom of opinion sanctioned by our Constitution, not to cherish its exercise even where in opposition to ourselves.
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It is an insult to our citizens to question whether they are rational beings or not, and blasphemy against religion to suppose it cannot stand the test of truth and reason.
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...We are all Federalists,and we are all Republicans.
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Wine brightens the life and thinking of anyone
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I like to see the people awake and alert.
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The best defense of democracy is an informed electorate.
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Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.
Thomas Jefferson
All authority belongs to the people.
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I would rather have newspapers without a government than a government without newspapers.
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The system of banking have[for]ever reprobated. I contemplate it as a blot left in all our Constitutions, which, if not covered, will end in their destruction, which is already hit by the gamblers in corruption, and is sweeping away in its progress the fortunes and morals of our citizens.
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Defend our liberties and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindred and tongues.
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