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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion. – Thomas Jefferson

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The art of life is the art of avoiding pain; and he is the best pilot, who steers clearest of the rocks and shoals with which it is beset. – Thomas Jefferson

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Pain
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Thomas Jefferson
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Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital. – Thomas Jefferson

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Life
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Thomas Jefferson
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My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair. – Thomas Jefferson

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Hope
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Thomas Jefferson
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Society
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The essential support and encouragement comes from within, arising out of the mad notion that your society needs to know what only you can tell it. – John Updike

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Society

In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering rewards. – Carroll OConnor

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Society

Society honors its living conformists and its dead troublemakers. – Mignon McLaughlin

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Society

We seek to create a united Democratic and non-racial society. – Oliver Tambo

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Society

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I went through this very serious Woody Allen phase in college and a little bit after college. I still see his movies. – Josh Radnor

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movies

A fool and his money are soon elected. – Will Rogers

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There are three constants in life… change, choice and principles. – Stephen Covey

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Change

I like to talk about my obsession with french fries because I dont want people to think that Lets Move is about complete, utter deprivation. Its about moderation and real-life changes and ideas that really work for families. – Michelle Obama

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work