Quote by Thomas Jefferson
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain o

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. – Thomas Jefferson

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The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind. – Thomas Jefferson

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The purse of the people is the real seat of sensibility. Let it be drawn upon largely, and they will then listen to truths which could not excite them through any other organ. – Thomas Jefferson

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Every American, regardless of their background, has the right to live free of unwarranted government intrusion. Repealing the worst provisions of the Patriot Act will reign in this gross abuse of power and restore to everyone our basic Constitutional rights. – Pete Stark

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War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits. – James Madison

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This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it. – Abraham Lincoln

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It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals. But, there is no alternative to the state. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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I think Im learning to be bolder in my career choices and be more confident in my personal life. I havent always felt very secure as an individual, but now I feel I certain confidence and sense of self that gets me through the day a lot better than before. – Winona Ryder

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You can tell a child is growing up when he stops asking where he came from and starts refusing to tell where he is going. – Author Unknown

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