No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right man in the right place.
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But under the beaming, constant and almost vertical sun of Virginia, shade is our Elysium. In the absence of this no beauty of the eye can be enjoyed.Thomas Jefferson
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
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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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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.
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Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
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