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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 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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We oppose the reactionary policies of the U.S. government but we do not oppose the American people. We want to have many good friends in the United States. – Kim Jong Il

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A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government. – Al Gore

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