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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war but if it shall actu

It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it. – Thomas Jefferson

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The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory. – Thomas Jefferson

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Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival. – Thomas Jefferson

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