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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sec

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor – over each other. – Thomas Jefferson

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What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. – Thomas Jefferson

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Martyr, Martyrdom
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Thomas Jefferson
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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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Men
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There is one thing higher than Royalty: and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world, and seek God. – Elizabeth I

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Religion

Prayer is aligning ourselves with the purposes of God. – E. Stanley Jones

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Religion

The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion. – Matthew Arnold

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Religion

Nature wants us to enjoy life to the full and die without giving it a second thought; Christianity wants the opposite. – Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Les Cahiers

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Religion

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The necessary has never been mans top priority. The passionate pursuit of the nonessential and the extravagant is one of the chief traits of human uniqueness. Unlike other forms of life, mans greatest exertions are made in the pursuit not of necessities but of superfluities. – Eric Hoffer

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Ive got to have a place where I can find peace of mind. – Princess of Wales Diana

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Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bushs 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters the legal status of prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions. – John Yoo

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A lot of people say Id miss show business if I quit. Id miss some of it. Now its the only life I know. – Loretta Lynn

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