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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

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So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done. – Thomas Jefferson

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A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference. – Thomas Jefferson

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If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get him to talk about it for the more men talk, the more likely they are to do nothing else. – Thomas Carlyle

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Men should pledge themselves to nothing for reflection makes a liar of their resolution. – Sophocles

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Im supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is Ive flunked more often than not. Im very fond of women I admire them. But, like all men, I dont understand them. – Frank Sinatra

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To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men. – Edmund Burke

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