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I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow tr

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way. – Thomas Jefferson

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Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. – Thomas Jefferson

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Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. – Thomas Jefferson

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Getting along with men isnt whats truly important. The vital knowledge is how to get along with a man, one man. – Phyllis McGinley

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Knowledge is power. – Francis Bacon

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In a world in which the total of human knowledge is doubling about every ten years, our security can rest only on our ability to learn. – Nathaniel Branden

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To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard. – David Soul

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