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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
The second office in the government is honorable and easy the firs

The second office in the government is honorable and easy the first is but a splendid misery. – Thomas Jefferson

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Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear. – Thomas Jefferson

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