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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 Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses. – Thomas Jefferson

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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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An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger. – Confucius

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I dont believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion. – Stephen Harper

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Hello my name is the Republican Party and I got a problem. Im addicted to spending and big government. Id like one of them just to stand up and say that. – Glenn Beck

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This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now its all checks and no balances. – Gracie Allen

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When the government violates the peoples rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of the rights and the most indispensible of duties. – Marquis de Lafayette

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Our incomes are like our shoes if too small, they gall and pinch us but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip. – John Locke

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But with exquisite breathing you smile, with satisfaction of love, And I touch you again as you tick in the silence and settle in sleep. – Karl Shapiro

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I mean, technology is amoral. It has no morality. – Robert Ballard

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