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I want people in Minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue of the energy tax because we need to fight back. Thomas Jefferson told us… — Michele Bachmann
The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas Jefferson, for example. — Robert Trout
I couldn't help but to think back to my classmates at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. They had the same talent, the same… — Julian Castro
Thomas Jefferson explained, Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated. .. If Congress can determine what… — Bill Drayton
The most expensive bottle of wine ever sold - a 1787 Chateau Lafite Bordeaux, supposedly once the property of Thomas Jefferson... It was sold at… — Robert Genn
I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the… — John F. Kennedy
If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation. — Rush Limbaugh
I would like Americans to make things with their hands. Thomas Jefferson and I feel that makes for a much stronger nation. — Nick Offerman
If Thomas Jefferson had heard us, he probably would have said, 'We shouldn't have free speech.' — Robin Quivers
Every White House has had its intellectuals, but very few presidents have been intellectuals themselves - Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Woodrow Wilson, the list more… — Jonathan Raban
Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I… — Ronald Reagan
But if there's an erosion at home, you know, Thomas Jefferson warned about a tyranny of an oligarchy and if we surrender our democracy to… — Pat Robertson
Well, you know, Thomas Jefferson, who was the author of the Declaration of Independence said he wouldn't have any atheists in his cabinet because atheists… — Pat Robertson
Look, in 1800 the sainted Thomas Jefferson arranged to hire a notorious slanderer named James Callender, who worked as a writer at a Republican newspaper… — Karl Rove
Democracy as a system has evolved into something that Thomas Jefferson didn't anticipate. — Hunter S. Thompson
I suppose there's a melancholy tone at the back of the American mind, a sense of something lost. And it's the lost world of Thomas… — George Will
Historically, if you look at people like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, people with disposable incomes have always been agricultural innovators. — Sandra Lerner
Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo,… — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
I am Plato's Republic. Mr. Simmons is Marcus. I want you to meet Jonathan Swift, the author of that evil political book, Gulliver's Travels! And… — Ray Bradbury
probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone. — John F. Kennedy
Thomas Jefferson asked himself “In what country on earth would you rather live ” He first answered “Certainly in my own where are all my… — Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson once said: 'Of course the people don't want war. But the people can be brought to the bidding of their leader. All you… — Jon Stewart
We know of no spectacle more ridiculous—or more contemptible—than that of the religious reactionaries who dare to re-write the history of our republic. Or who… — Christopher Hitchens
So far I've seen the life studies packet used as (1) an umbrella, (2) a makeshift towel, (3) a pillow, and now this. I have… — Lauren Oliver
Didn't Gandalf say "With great power comes great responsibility"? (If it wasn't Gandalf, maybe it was Thomas Jefferson. Or Spider-Man's uncle.) — Tom Angleberger

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