Quote by Thomas Jefferson
The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every

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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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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When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. – Thomas Jefferson

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Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor – over each other. – Thomas Jefferson

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Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young. – W. Somerset Maugham

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I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. – Jorge Luis Borges

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The thing about imagination is that by the very act of putting it down, there must be some truth in ones own imagination. – Dennis Potter

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I had a pretty sexual imagination for a kid. – Janet Jackson

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Politics are not the task of a Christian. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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If we do what we think is right, not try to point-score, people will begin to trust us. – Francis Maude

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Our spring has come at last with the soft laughter of April suns and shadow of April showers. – Byron Caldwell Smith, letter to Kate Stephens

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When families are strong and stable, so are children – showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong – either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship – the impact on a childs later life can be devastating. – Iain Duncan Smith

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