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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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Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival. – Thomas Jefferson

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There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. – Thomas Jefferson

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I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. – Thomas Jefferson

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It is one of the maladies of our age to profess a frenzied allegiance to truth in unimportant matters, to refuse consistently to face her where graver issues are at stake. – Norman Douglas

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You dont realize how much you use your credit card not even to buy things. Its a card you get so you can navigate society. – Adam Carolla

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Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. – Gertrude Stein

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You always pass failure on your way to success. – Mickey Rooney

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