“...I say, that Power must never be trusted without a check.”
― The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson & Abigail & John Adams
― The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson & Abigail & John Adams
“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”
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“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.”
― Letters of Thomas Jefferson
― Letters of Thomas Jefferson
“Posterity! you will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it.”
― Letters of John Adams, Addressed to His Wife
― Letters of John Adams, Addressed to His Wife
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