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«Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies»
«Above all things I hope the education of the common people will be attended to, convinced that on their good sense we may rely with the most security for the preservation of a due degree of liberty.»
«I have not observed men's honesty to increase with their riches.»
«Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor»
«The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings, priests and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance»
Author: Thomas Jefferson
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Author,
President)
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About:
Education,
Ignorance,
Taxation
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Keywords:
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«The authors of the gospels were unlettered and ignorant men and the teachings of Jesus have come to us mutilated, misstated and unintelligible»
«All authority belongs to the people»
«It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing»
«Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.»
Author: Thomas Jefferson
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Author,
President)
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Keywords:
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Laws,
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«Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility»