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> [“But here’s the great, great news: You have a choice in this matter. It is not predetermined. Nor is a previous bad choice—or even a string of bad choices—irreversible. Indeed, I like the way that Thomas Paine put it: We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/but-here-s-the-great-great-news-you-have-a-choice-in-this-matter-it/)

[Jack Pelham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-pelham/)

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## More by Jack Pelham

> [“Benjamin True loved this about humans—how they were generally free to decide to invest themselves in good things.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/benjamin-true-loved-this-about-humans-how-they-were-generally-free-to/)

[Jack Pelham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-pelham/)

> [“Now, it’s a pity that your schools no longer teach the same language in which the Declaration and the Constitution were written because you’ve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/now-it-s-a-pity-that-your-schools-no-longer-teach-the-same-language/)

[Jack Pelham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-pelham/)

> [“Now, I want you to reflect on this in the hours and weeks that follow,” continued Benjamin. “Think about everything I said to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/now-i-want-you-to-reflect-on-this-in-the-hours-and-weeks-that-follow/)

[Jack Pelham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-pelham/)

> [“When I consider the state of the United States of America, my primary concerns are not about the state of its economy, or whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/when-i-consider-the-state-of-the-united-states-of-america-my-primary/)

[Jack Pelham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-pelham/)

> [“Yes," said Sky, "even now, after all these years of learning, I am most likely wrong about many things.121" "That's what sets you apart,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/yes-said-sky-even-now-after-all-these-years-of-learning-i-am-most/)

[Jack Pelham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-pelham/)

> [“And indeed, it is for this very hope that I came—that is, for my very belief that even a modest amount of effort from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/and-indeed-it-is-for-this-very-hope-that-i-came-that-is-for-my-very/)

[Jack Pelham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-pelham/)

> [“But here’s the great, great news: You have a choice in this matter. It is not predetermined. Nor is a previous bad choice—or even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/but-here-s-the-great-great-news-you-have-a-choice-in-this-matter-it/)

[Jack Pelham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-pelham/)

> [“Now, as I said before, if it were wholly up to me, the rule would be that you get one term, and you’re done.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/now-as-i-said-before-if-it-were-wholly-up-to-me-the-rule-would-be/)

[Jack Pelham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-pelham/)

> [“Almost all of you in this government are inwardly quite detached from what you outwardly claim to be doing,” True charged. “You’re putting on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/almost-all-of-you-in-this-government-are-inwardly-quite-detached-from/)

[Jack Pelham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-pelham/)

> [“Madam, how is it that it is more tolerable in the eyes of this culture to tell a lie than to call the liar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/madam-how-is-it-that-it-is-more-tolerable-in-the-eyes-of-this-culture/)

[Jack Pelham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-pelham/)

> [“I’ll restate that in case you were confused by the wording. Madison suggested that there was a need to put virtuous people in office,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/i-ll-restate-that-in-case-you-were-confused-by-the-wording-madison/)

[Jack Pelham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-pelham/)

> [“Again, John Adams understood that the new Constitution simply lacked the powers to control a people who were, by their own lack of virtue,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/again-john-adams-understood-that-the-new-constitution-simply-lacked/)

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