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Thomas Jefferson Quotes: My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave consequences to him who has the disposal of them.
         

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave consequences to him who has the disposal of them.


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I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.



Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.



Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.



The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.



I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.



I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.



When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.



Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.



The government you elect is the government you deserve.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.



Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.





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When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day.

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The only thing you should do with pro forma earnings is ignore them.

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With Rudy [ Giuliani], [Donald Trump] will - the minute they push him too far and start manipulating, he will - he will lash out.

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I worked with two young women translators. One died and the other received a death threat from the Taliban.

I worked with two young women translators. One died and the other received a death threat from the Taliban.



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The idea that we are the gods now, and we are doing things that our ancestors think are god-like is not a rhetorical question. You know what I mean? We really are as gods.

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My boredom threshold is low at the best of times but I have spent more time being slowly and excruciatingly bored by children than any other section of the human race.

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All the talk in the world won't undo what we are. They put us in a corner we could never get out of on our own, and they're not in a rush to pull us out.

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It is no longer enough to point out what we don't like, we have to work out 'What sort of society do we want?

It is no longer enough to point out what we don't like, we have to work out 'What sort of society do we want?




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