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Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government. – Thomas Jefferson

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We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will of its majority, to bind themselves, but none to bind the succeeding generation, more than the inhabitants of another country. – Thomas Jefferson

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Generations
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Thomas Jefferson
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Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. – Thomas Jefferson

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Freedom
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Thomas Jefferson
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The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family. – Thomas Jefferson

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Family
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Thomas Jefferson
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When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans. – Ron Paul

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In the councils of a state, the question is not so much, what ought to be done? As, what can be done? – Proverb

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It is the duty of Her Majestys government neither to flap nor to falter. – Harold MacMillan

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So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and everyone was surprised! A little naive, I feel! – Eddie Izzard

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Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. – Zig Ziglar

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I would talk in iambic pentameter if it were easier. – Howard Nemerov

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It seems an insult to nature and to the Creator to imagine that pregnancy was ever intended to be a sickness. – MrsE.B. Duffey, What Women Should Know, 1873

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Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people dont recognize them. – Ann Landers

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