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Thomas Jefferson Quotes: One precedent in favor of power is stronger than a hundred against it.
         

One precedent in favor of power is stronger than a hundred against it.


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Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.



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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.



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.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.



When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.



Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

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The government you elect is the government you deserve.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.



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Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.





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