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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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Question with boldness even the existence of a God because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear. – Thomas Jefferson

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Fear
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Thomas Jefferson
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If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy. – Thomas Jefferson

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Government
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Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism, pursued to a certain point, bring men back to common sense. – George Berkeley

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The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has. – Confucius

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When a man is no longer anxious to do better than well, he is done for. – Benjamin Haydon

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The sad thing is, when it comes to diet, is that even when well-intentioned Feds try to do right by us, they fail. Either theyre outvoted by puppets of agribusiness, or they are puppets of agribusiness. – Mark Bittman

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