"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty."
-Thomas Jefferson
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"It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.“
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"Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing."
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"I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way."
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"It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself."
-Thomas Jefferson
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"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you."
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"Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none."
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"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
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"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you."
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"I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me."
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"To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly."
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"Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity."
-Lord Acton
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