American - President | April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826
One man with courage is a majority.
Thomas Jefferson
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It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.
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Never spend your money before you have earned it.
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One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.
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If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.
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Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.
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There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.
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Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.
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No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.
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It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.
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Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
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I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
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