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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in

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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Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it. – Thomas Jefferson

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Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. – Thomas Jefferson

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What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had. – James Bovard

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I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. – James Madison

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My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. – Adlai Stevenson, speech, Detroit, 1952

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Even under the best of circumstances, the road back from war is difficult. – Ron Wyden

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Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience. – Author Unknown

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Nobody sees a flower really it is so small. We havent time, and to see takes time – like to have a friend takes time. – Georgia OKeeffe

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We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction. – General Douglas MacArthur

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