Quote by Thomas Jefferson
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and governm

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. – Thomas Jefferson

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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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Imagination
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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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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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When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals. – Bono

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Government

A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity. – George Grenville

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Government

Its counterintuitive, but the most divisive arrangement is when the same party controls both Congress and the presidency, a situation encountered in eight of the past 10 years. With government unified under a single party, the minority has the least possible incentive to cooperate with the majority. – John Sununu

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Government

Everybody in America is going to have to sacrifice to help us rebuild the Gulf Coast. Every government program, every individual, we are all going to have to sacrifice. – Tom Coburn

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Government

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It is not governments job to mandate responsibility on our behalf. We have the intelligence and good sense to make wise consumption choices for ourselves and our children. It is up to us to do what is best for our health and our childrens health. – Michael Crapo

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Intelligence

Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success. – Jim Backus

Every man is a volume, if you know how to read him. – William Ellery Channing, “Charge for the Ordination of Rev. Robert C. Waterston”

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Humankind

Science always uses metaphor. – James Lovelock

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Science