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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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I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way. – Thomas Jefferson

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The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. – Thomas Jefferson

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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. – George Washington

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The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. – John F. Kennedy

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We are inclined that if we watch a football game or baseball game, we have taken part in it. – John F. Kennedy, 1961

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He is one of those giant figures, of whom there are very few in history, who lose their nationality in death. – David Lloyd George

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