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Thomas Jefferson Quotes: Ambition is a tricky little animal to tame. It is very skillful at concealing itself from its master.
         

Ambition is a tricky little animal to tame. It is very skillful at concealing itself from its master.


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The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.



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I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

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Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

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The government you elect is the government you deserve.

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