"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
― Thomas Jefferson
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More From Thomas Jefferson
- "The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory."
- "A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference."
- "The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that… it is their right and duty to be at all times armed."
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- "I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process."― Vincent Van Gogh
- "I have worked on very good movies that have been buried, and I’ve worked on some resounding mediocrities that have been paraded through the marketplace like they were masterpieces."― Tommy Lee Jones
- "Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on."― Winston Churchill