"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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"Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.“
-Thomas Jefferson
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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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