"I have been happy . . ...." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson
I have been happy . . . in believing that . . . whatever follies we may be led into as to foreign nations, we shall never give up our Union, the last anchor of our hope, and that alone which is to prevent this heavenly country from becoming an arena of gladiators.
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“The time to guard against corruption and tyranny is before they shall have gotten hold of us. It is better to keep the wolf out of the fold, than to trust to drawing his teeth and talons after he shall have entered.”
“The present generation has the same right of self-government which the past one has exercised for itself.”
“Take painsto write a neat round, plain hand, and you will find it a great convenience through life to write a small and compact hand as well as a fair and legible one.”
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“It is Swaraj when we learn to rule ourselves.”
“This great nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
“The one characteristic more essential than any other is foresight... It should be the growing nation with a future which takes the long look ahead.”