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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. – Thomas Jefferson

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The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it. – Thomas Jefferson

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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. – Thomas Jefferson

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Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both this is an observation of the Middle Way. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Fires cant be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks. – James A. Baldwin

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I wonder why men get serious at all. They have this delicate, long thing hanging outside their bodies which goes up and down by its own will. If I were a man I would always be laughing at myself. – Yoko Ono

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Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world. – Babe Ruth

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The first time you hold your baby in your arms, I mean, a sense of strength and love washes over you. It washed over me and I never thought that possible. – Colin Farrell

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And what is religion, you might ask. Its a technology of living. – Toni Cade Bambara

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If you publish a scientific paper it is very hard to start a nationwide debate about something. If you do this in a movie, you can start a debate. We like to create a bridge between those two worlds – film and science. – Jose Padilha

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