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Man is not made for the State but the State for man and it derives its just powers only from the consent of the governed.

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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Man [is] a rational animal, endowed by nature with rights and with an innate sense of justice.
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Men of high learning and abilities are few in every country and by taking in those who are not so, the able part of the body have their hands tied by the unable.
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