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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive. – Thomas Jefferson

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The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves the world. – Thomas Jefferson

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So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done. – Thomas Jefferson

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Open the way before the new government to prove that it is for serving the people. – Muqtada al Sadr

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Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say that government is harmful because no men can be trusted to look after anyone else. – Nicolas Walter, About Anarchism

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The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress. – Benazir Bhutto

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Knowledge will forever govern ignorance and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. – James Madison

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Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting she is never plain. She is a visitor who leaves behind the gift of grief, the souvenir of pain. – Christopher Morley

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Certainly, it seems true enough that theres a good deal of irony in the world… I mean, if you live in a world full of politicians and advertising, theres obviously a lot of deception. – Kenneth Koch

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In my family, there was one cardinal priority – education. College was not an option it was mandatory. So even though we didnt have a lot of money, we made it work. I signed up for financial aid, Pell Grants, work study, anything I could. – Eva Longoria

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Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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