I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
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All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.Thomas Jefferson
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Every people may establish what form of government they please, and change it as they please, the will of the nation being the only thing essential.
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The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
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I am not among those who fear the people. They, and not the rich, are our dependence for continued freedom.
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