"nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle." - Thomas Jefferson

"I cannot live without books." - Thomas Jefferson

"I cannot live without books." - Thomas Jefferson

" . . . there is no act, however virtuous, for which ingenuity may not find some bad motive." - Thomas Jefferson

" . . . there is no act, however virtuous, for which ingenuity may not find some bad motive." - Thomas Jefferson

"Give me liberty, or give me death!" - Patrick Henry

"I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give." - Thomas Jefferson

"Give me liberty, or give me death!" - Patrick Henry

"I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give." - Thomas Jefferson

"The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another, is certainly the most erroneous and mistaken policy." - Benjamin Franklin

"The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another, is certainly the most erroneous and mistaken policy." - Benjamin Franklin

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"What a stupendous, what an incomprehensible machine is man! Who can endure toil, famine, stripes, imprisonment & death itself in vindication of his own liberty, and the next moment . . . " - Thomas Jefferson

"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." - James Madison

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"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." - James Madison

"What a stupendous, what an incomprehensible machine is man! Who can endure toil, famine, stripes, imprisonment & death itself in vindication of his own liberty, and the next moment . . . " - Thomas Jefferson

"bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. education & free discussion are the antidotes of both." - Thomas Jefferson

"bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. education & free discussion are the antidotes of both." - Thomas Jefferson

"our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." - Thomas Jefferson

"our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." - Thomas Jefferson

"Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it..." - John Adams

"it is the great parent of science & of virtue: and that a nation will be great in both, always in proportion as it is free." - Thomas Jefferson

"it is the great parent of science & of virtue: and that a nation will be great in both, always in proportion as it is free." - Thomas Jefferson

"Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it..." - John Adams

"A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both." - James Madison

"A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both." - James Madison

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"When a broad table is to be made, and the edges of planks do not fit, the artist takes a little from both, and makes a good joint. In like manner here both sides must part with some of their demands, in order that they may join in some accommodating proposition" - Benjamin Franklin

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"When a broad table is to be made, and the edges of planks do not fit, the artist takes a little from both, and makes a good joint. In like manner here both sides must part with some of their demands, in order that they may join in some accommodating proposition" - Benjamin Franklin

"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence" - John Adams

"Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech" - Benjamin Franklin

"Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech" - Benjamin Franklin

"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence" - John Adams

"Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm." - James Madison

"The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." - Thomas Jefferson

"Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm." - James Madison

"The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." - Thomas Jefferson

"If men were angels, no government would be necessary." - James Madison

"Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected." - George Washington

"If men were angels, no government would be necessary." - James Madison

"Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected." - George Washington

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"For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other." - Thomas Paine

"Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it..." - John Adams

"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past." - Thomas Jefferson

"Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins." - Benjamin Franklin

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