That government is the strongest of which every ma... -Thomas Jefferson

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That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.

Thomas Jefferson , President
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Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you....
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock....
We never repent of having eaten too little....
In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the ...
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants....
One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more....
I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another....
I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind....
The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind....
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world....

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A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution; and a government ill executed, whatever may be its theory, must, in practice, be a bad g...
We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation....
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The strongest continuous thread in America's political tradition is skepticism about government....
You have to ask yourself seriously: does this government really want to do things or is it more interested in class struggle?...
We've listened to our businesses, and we know they want more tools online so they can do business faster - with less interaction with government....
I remember the day after the general election when Harold Wilson had lost, I remember quite clearly cycling from my house in Hutton along Long Ridings...
The people are forbidden to give aid and comfort to rebels. What of a government that has the power to cut off from aid and comfort all the rebels of ...