Quote by Thomas Jefferson
History, in general, only informs us what bad government is. - Tho

History, in general, only informs us what bad government is. – Thomas Jefferson

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Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser – in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough. – Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln – the spirit incarnate of those who won victory in the Civil War – was the true representative of this people, not only for his own generation, but for all time, because he was a man among men. – Theodore Roosevelt

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I suppose that leadership at one time meant muscle; but today it means getting along with people. – Indira Gandhi

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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor. – Ulysses S. Grant

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