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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

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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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It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape. – Thomas Jefferson

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I believed the only thing that could turn around this government spending and mounting debt would be if the people rose up. – Jim DeMint

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An interim government was set up in Afghanistan. It included two women, one of whom was Minister of Womens Affairs. Man, whod she have to show here ankles to to get that job? – Tina Fey

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Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives. – Rick Perry

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We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny. – Barbara Jordan

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My dad was a ham, too. He could sell those women anything. Of all his sons, I was the only one he could trust to sell as well as he could. I was proud of that. – Paul Lynde

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I mean, honestly, we have to be clear that the life for many Afghan women is not that much different than it was a hundred years ago, 200 years ago. The country has lived with so much violence and conflict that many people, men and women, just want it to be over. – Hillary Clinton

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I believe God gives you the grace to do what you need to do. – Joel Osteen

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The tiny madman in his padded cell. – Vladimir Nabokov

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