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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My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me. – Thomas Jefferson

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To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education. – Thomas Jefferson

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I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country. – Thomas Jefferson

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All war is deception. – Sun Tzu

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The Sandinista government became consumed with fighting a war of survival. They were up against the biggest superpower in the world. – Bianca Jagger

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The facts of life are that a child who has seen war cannot be compared with a child who doesnt know what war is except from television. – Sophia Loren

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Music is a weapon in the war against unhappiness. – Jason Mraz

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