Quote by Thomas Jefferson
That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself

That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part. – Thomas Jefferson

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It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it. – Thomas Jefferson

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But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine. – Thomas Jefferson

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Id rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University. – William F. Buckley, Jr.

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On one of the most personal matters of our lives, our health care, President Obama would turn decision making over to government bureaucrats. He forced through Obama-care and I will repeal it. – Mitt Romney

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I think there are certain folks in Missouri that dont trust government. And they havent trusted government for a long time. – Claire McCaskill

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The government can only be brought down because it alienates several parties in the House. – Stephen Harper

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The easiest way to meet people is to just look like someone who is willing to listen. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Courage ought to have eyes as well as arms. – H.G. Bohn

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If an historian were to relate truthfully all the crimes, weaknesses and disorders of mankind, his readers would take his work for satire rather than for history. – Pierre Bayle, Historical and Critical Dictionary

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When I was a kid I got busted for throwing a rock through a car window and egging a house on halloween. – Gavin DeGraw

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