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Thomas Jefferson Quotes: How soon the labor of men would make a paradise of the earth were it not for misgovernment and a diversion of his energies to selfish interests.
         

How soon the labor of men would make a paradise of the earth were it not for misgovernment and a diversion of his energies to selfish interests.


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I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.



I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

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Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.



The government you elect is the government you deserve.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.



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