Thomas Jefferson

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Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.
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So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done.
Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.
I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another.
The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.
I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.
It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.
The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.
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 real virtue.

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