"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."
-Thomas Jefferson
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"It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.“
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"Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival."
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"I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be."
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"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."
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"War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses."
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"I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another."
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-Walter Lippmann
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"No man has any natural authority over his fellow men."
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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-Georg C. Lichtenberg
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"Men don't and can't live by exchanging articles, but by producing them. They don't live by trade, but by work. Give up that foolish and vain title of Trades Unions and take that of laborers Unions."
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"Strong women only marry weak men."
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