"I hope we shall prove how much..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson
I hope we shall prove how much happier for man the Quaker policy is, and that the life of the feeder is better than that of the fighter; and it is some consolation that the desolation by these maniacs of one part of the earth is the means of improving it in other parts. Let the latter be our office, and let us milk the cow, while the Russian holds her by the horns, and the Turk by the tail.
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“The ultimate arbiter is the people of the Union.”
“Every honest man will suppose honest acts to flow from honest principles, and the rogues may rail without intermission.”
“Ignorance of the law is no excuse in any country. If it were, the laws would lose their effect, because it can always be pretended.”
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“When...we, as individuals, obey laws that direct us to behave for the welfare of the community as a whole, we are indirectly helping to promote the pursuit of happiness by our fellow human beings.”
“When you're feeling terrific, notify your face.”
“If you cannot find peace in yourself, it is useless to look for it elsewhere.”