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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government w

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. – Thomas Jefferson

Other quotes by Thomas Jefferson

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg. – Thomas Jefferson

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Religion
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Thomas Jefferson
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Question with boldness even the existence of a God because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear. – Thomas Jefferson

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Fear
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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. – Thomas Jefferson

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Gun Control
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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

When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives. – Robert A. Heinlein

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Government

Liberal Democrats are inexorably opposed to tax cuts, because tax cuts give people more power, and take away from the role of government. – Rush Limbaugh

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Government

Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes. – George W. Bush

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Government

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The ever increasing spiritual damage caused by life within the big city will make this hunger practically uncontrollable when we build here on this the landscape of our homeland we must be clear that we will protect its beauty. – Fritz Todt

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Beauty

By our Heavenly Father and only because of God, only because of God. Were like other couples. We do not get along perfectly we do not go without arguments and, as I call them, fights, and heartache and pain and hurting each other. But a marriage is three of us. – Barbara Mandrell

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God

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see. – Henry David Thoreau

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Men

Show business is my life. When I was a kid I sold insurance, but nobody laughed. – Don Rickles

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Business