Quote by Thomas Jefferson
A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every

A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference. – Thomas Jefferson

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Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital. – Thomas Jefferson

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Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us. – Leo Tolstoy

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Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint. – Alexander Hamilton

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This administration in Washington thats in power now clearly believes that government is not only the answer to every need, but its the most qualified to make the most central decisions for every American in every area. – Rick Perry

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Alls the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of the way. – Adam Carolla

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