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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them. – Thomas Jefferson

Other quotes by Thomas Jefferson

The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it. – Thomas Jefferson

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Slavery
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Thomas Jefferson
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I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely happier for it. – Thomas Jefferson

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News
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When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there. – Jim Henson

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I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority of the Church. I am hopelessly unworthy of it, but I hope to become worthy. – Edith Sitwell

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Hope

When I was a kid, my father didnt really have much hope for me. He thought I was a dreamer he didnt think I would amount to anything. My mother also. – Frank Gehry

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Hope

People are rapidly losing hope and trust. They believe their government has been captured by special interests and no longer cares about them, and they are right. – Marcy Kaptur

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Hope

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I would never have done what Id done if Id considered my father as somebody I wanted to please. – Robert Mapplethorpe

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I have a kind of boring personal life, to the paparazzi anyway, and I dont hang with the cool crowd. – Diane Kruger

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I am endlessly busy, bringing up five young kids, and trying to keep up with the three older ones. I still spend most of my life driving car pools. – Danielle Steel

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And now, this is the sweetest and most glorious day that ever my eyes did see. – Donald Cargill

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