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Individuals Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- Every society has a right to fix the fundamental principles of its association, and to say to all individuals, that if they contemplate pursuits beyond…
- With nations as with individuals our interests soundly calculated will ever be found inseparable from our moral duties.
- We are firmly convinced, and we act on that conviction, that with nations as with individuals our interests soundly calculated will ever be found inseparable…
- In America, no other distinction between man and man had ever been known but that of persons in office exercising powers by authority of the…
- What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no…
- Every man, and every body of men on earth, possesses the right of self-government. They receive it with their being from the hand of nature.…
- Every man cannot have his way in all things. If his opinion prevails at some times, he should acquiesce on seeing that of others preponderate…
- Unless the mass retains sufficient control over those entrusted with the powers of their government, these will be perverted to their own oppression, and to…
- The same political parties which now agitiate the US have existed through all time. And in fact the terms of whig and tory belong to…
- History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of the spirit of tyranny
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- Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury. — Martha Beck
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- For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all else potentially… — Kathryn Bigelow
- As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin America, has… — Daniel J. Boorstin
- It is unrealistic to expect an entire profession to be completely good. There are bound to be some individuals who are stressed,… — Jo Brand
- Terrorism needs to be fought against and certainly delegitimized or attacked, but some of the underlying grievances that might in fact lead… — John O. Brennan
- I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do… — Clay Aiken
- The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate… — David Brin
- A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love. — Pearl S. Buck
- The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please… — Edmund Burke