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I believe from what I have lately seen that we should be substantially safe were our Citizens Armed, but we have not as many Arms as we have Enemies in the State.
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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All men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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His [Calvin's] religion was demonism. If ever man worshiped a false God, he did. The being described in his five points is ... a demon of malignant spirit. It would be more pardonable to believe in no God at all, than to blaspheme him by the atrocious attributes of Calvin
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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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The sheep are happier of themselves, than under the care of wolves.
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It is every Americans' right and obligation to read and interpret the Constitution for himself.
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Experience has already shown that the impeachment the Constitution has provided is not even a scarecrow.
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Can one generation bind another, and all others, in succession forever? I think not. The Creator has made the earth for the living, not the dead. Rights and powers can only belong to persons, not to things, not to mere matter endowed with will...Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man.
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Experience having long taught me the reasonableness of mutual sacrifices of opinion among those who are to act together for any common object, and the expediency of doing what good we can when we cannot do all we would wish.
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Establish the eternal truth that acquiescence under insult is not the way to escape war.
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If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest.
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My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind
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Well, Page, I do wish the Devil had old Cooke, for I am sure I never was so tired of an old dull scoundrel in my life ... But the old-fellows say we must read to gain knowledge and gain knowledge to make us happy and be admired. Mere jargon! Is there any such thing as happiness in this world? No.
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The only security of all is in a free press.
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