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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness beg

Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct. – Thomas Jefferson

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The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family. – Thomas Jefferson

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Family
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Thomas Jefferson
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Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. – Thomas Jefferson

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Freedom
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Thomas Jefferson
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Would I might rouse the Lincoln in you all. – Vachel Lindsay

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I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot. – Abraham Lincoln

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Lincoln had faith in time, and time has justified his faith. – Benjamin Harrison

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the civil service examination. – Ronald Reagan

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Poetry lies its way to the truth. – John Ciardi

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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance. – Jean de La Fontaine

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Its bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my childrens health than the pediatrician. – Meryl Streep

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