Quote by Thomas Jefferson
No government ought to be without censors and where the press is f

No government ought to be without censors and where the press is free no one ever will. – Thomas Jefferson

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For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security. – Thomas Jefferson

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Question with boldness even the existence of a God because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear. – Thomas Jefferson

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Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those others that have been tried from time to time. – Winston Churchill

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A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both. – James Madison

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Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. – Ronald Reagan

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If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy. – Thomas Jefferson

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If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things? – George Clason

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As a child I sometimes used to travel to the West Bank to visit my family, so I know what the checkpoints felt like. I knew what it was like to live under occupation. – Queen Rania of Jordan

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