Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.

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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.

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If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

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The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.

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Had I been chosen President again, I am certain I could not have lived another year.

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Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.

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No man who ever held the office of president would congratulate a friend on obtaining it.

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Virtue is not always amiable. Integrity is sometimes ruined by prejudices and by passions.

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Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

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There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

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