Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects,

Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects, and so will continue while the present order of things in America remain uninterrupted. – 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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He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war. – William Tecumseh Sherman

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Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesnt have as many monuments to unveil. – Kin Hubbard

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I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, were really talking about peace. – George W. Bush

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Peace if possible, truth at all costs. – Martin Luther

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