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The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. – Thomas Jefferson

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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. – Thomas Jefferson

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Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great. – Victor Hugo

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The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight. – Theodore Roosevelt

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Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides. – Victor Hugo

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A good picture is equivalent to a good deed. – Vincent Van Gogh

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