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A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.
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From a poor man, poor in Time, I was suddenly lifted up into a vast revenue; I could see no end of my possessions; I wanted some steward, or judicious bailiff, to manage my estates in Time for me.
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Keep by every means what is your own; do not desire what belongs to others.
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Do not admire your clothes, and then you will not be angry with the thief.
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A President is neither prince nor pope, and I don't seek a window on men's souls.
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This is a glorious region, and the air and life are intoxicating.
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Under our system there is a remedy for all mere political evils in the sound sense and sober judgment of the people.
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As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed.
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The existence of such a government as ours for any length of time is a full proof of a general dissemination of knowledge and virtue throughout the whole body of the people.
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Liberty and law have marched hand in hand.
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The spectacle is exhibited to the world of a government deriving its powers from the consent of the governed and having imparted to it only so much power as is necessary for its successful operation.
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Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
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If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.
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The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do, just as one pleases.