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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The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory. – Thomas Jefferson

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the civil service examination. – Ronald Reagan

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Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind. – Thomas Jefferson

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A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. – Dwight D. Eisenhower, first inaugural address, 20 January 1953

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Patriotism is easy to understand in America – it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. – Calvin Coolidge

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Time is the wisest counsellor of all. – Pericles

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A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love. – Stendhal

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Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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My musical knowledge is so bad its embarrassing. When composers discuss music with someone as primitive as myself, they have to talk about it in terms of senses and emotion, rather than keys and tempo. – Jane Campion

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