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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries

My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair. – 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 art of life is the art of avoiding pain; and he is the best pilot, who steers clearest of the rocks and shoals with which it is beset. – Thomas Jefferson

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Fighting a war on terrorism is like fighting against crime. We can never hope to eradicate crime, so we shouldnt bother fighting it. – Craig Bruce

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As for gun control advocates, I have no hope whatever that any facts whatever will make the slightest dent in their thinking – or lack of thinking. – Thomas Sowell

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I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative. – Ben Kingsley

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Downtown, one has less time. But there are in Europe much people who have the faith, in South America, too. – Yannick Noah

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Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl. – Ernest Hemingway

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