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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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Whenever there are in any country uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on. The small landowners are the most precious part of a state. – Thomas Jefferson

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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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I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master. – Thomas Jefferson

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The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a persons standing in the political community. – Sandra Day OConnor

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As long as I dont write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything. – Pierre Beaumarchais

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While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile. – Madeleine Albright

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Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse. – Ronald Reagan

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The challenge is not to replace Obama but with who. Its not enough to just change up the uniform, if we dont change the team and the game plan, we wont save our country. – Sarah Palin

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If a poem is not memorable, theres probably something wrong. One of the problems of free verse is that much of the free verse poetry is not memorable. – Robert Morgan

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I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college that we cannot afford. – Dave Barry

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The dread of lonliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married. – Cyril Connolly

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