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The present generation has the same right of self-government which the past one has exercised for itself.
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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I never saw an instance of one or two disputants convincing the other by argument.
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The mobs of great cities add just so much to the support of pure government as sores do to the strength of the human body.
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We do not mean to count or weigh our contributions by any standard other than that of our abilities.
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I am not among those who fear the people. They, and not the rich, are our dependence for continued freedom.
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The moral sense is as much a part of our constitution as that of feeling, seeing, or hearing.
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There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world.
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We wish the happiness and prosperity of every nation.
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