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Book cover for In the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of Citizenship
Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. —THOMAS JEFFERSON
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totally agree! The people are the cornerstone of the country. Without the support and trust of the people, the government will lose its legitimacy and stability. The government should always stay in t…
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James Baldwin
“People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state on innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster.”
James Baldwin

Haruki Murakami
“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

Neil Gaiman
“[D]on't ever apologise to an author for buying something in paperback, or taking it out from a library (that's what they're there for. Use your library). Don't apologise to this author for buying books second hand, or getting them from bookcrossing or borrowing a friend's copy. What's important to me is that people read the books and enjoy them, and that, at some point in there, the book was bought by someone. And that people who like things, tell other people. The most important thing is that people read...”
Neil Gaiman

Jimmy Carter
“We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon.”
Jimmy Carter

Frederick Douglass
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
Frederick Douglass

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