May it be to the world... to assume the blessings and security of self-government.
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When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.Thomas Jefferson
One man with courage is a majority.
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To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
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I have recently been examining all the known superstitions of the world, and do not find in our particular superstition (Christianity) one redeeming feature. They are all alike founded on fables and mythology.
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The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
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I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.
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