Quote by Thomas Jefferson
In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, s

In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. – Thomas Jefferson

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Whenever there are in any country uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on. The small landowners are the most precious part of a state. – Thomas Jefferson

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Farming
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The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people that… it is their right and duty to be at all times armed. – Thomas Jefferson

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power
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Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went before—consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves. And it is best to fix our minds on that certainty, instead of considering what may be the elements of excuse for us. – George Eliot, Adam Bede

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The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right. – William Safire

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Integrity is the essence of everything successful. – Richard Buckminster Fuller

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[I]ntegrity is choosing your thoughts and actions based on values rather than personal gain. – Chris Karcher, Relationships of Grace, 2003

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Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about. – Katharine Hepburn

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Someday in the distant cyborg future, when our internal and external memories fully merge, we may come to possess infinite knowledge. But thats not the same thing as wisdom. – Joshua Foer

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The real history of consciousness starts with ones first lie. – Joseph Brodsky

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If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years. – Bertrand Russell

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