Quote by Thomas Jefferson
I have no ambition to govern men it is a painful and thankless off

I have no ambition to govern men it is a painful and thankless office. – Thomas Jefferson

Other quotes by Thomas Jefferson

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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War
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Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question. – Thomas Jefferson

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Government
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Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects, and so will continue while the present order of things in America remain uninterrupted. – Thomas Jefferson

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The only difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys. – Author Unknown

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Justice consists in doing no injury to men decency in giving them no offense. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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English culture is basically homosexual in the sense that the men only really care about other men. – Germaine Greer

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Men

Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious. – George Orwell

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