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

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Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question. – Thomas Jefferson

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Government
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Thomas Jefferson
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A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. – Thomas Jefferson

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Citizenship
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He shaped and molded that office to the contours of his own heroic stature. – W.J. Cameron

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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world. – George Washington

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Eternity alone can reveal to the human race its debt of gratitude to the peerless and immortal name of Washington. – James A. Garfield

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I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House – with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined here alone. – John F. Kennedy, to his Nobel Prize-winning guests

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And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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One of the things that is not so good is that a decision was made long ago about the size of an IP address – 32 bits. At the time it was a number much larger than anyone could imagine ever having that many computers but it turned out to be to small. – Jon Postel

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The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake… – Nelson Boswell

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First, I prepare. Then I have faith. – Joe Namath

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