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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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. – Thomas Jefferson

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Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die. – Edward Young

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Mens actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind. – Neil Armstrong

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Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty. – Thomas Jefferson

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