"Games played with the ball, and others..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.
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“Born in the same land, we ought to live as brothers, doing to each other all the good we can, and not listening to wicked men, who may endeavor to make us enemies. By living in peace, we can help and prosper one another; by waging war, we can kill and destroy many on both sides; but those who survive will not be the happier for that.”
“The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves, in all cases to which they think themselves competent, or they may act by representatives, freely and equally chosen; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed; that they are entitled to freedom of person, freedom of religion, freedom of property, and freedom of the press.”
“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.”