Quote by Thomas Jefferson
An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a t

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry. – Thomas Jefferson

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I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale. – Thomas Jefferson

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Banks / Banking
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Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor. – Thomas Jefferson

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Experience
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Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. – George Orwell

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All mens souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine. – Socrates

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Men

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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We cant change anything until we get some fresh ideas, until we begin to see things differently. – James Hillman

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Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government. – Bob Woodward

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I trust the time is coming, when the occupation of an instructor to children will be deemed the most honorable of human employment. – Angelina Grimke

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Theater and poetry were what helped people stay alive and want to go on living. – Vanessa Redgrave

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