"I would rather be judged by 12 farmers…" — Thomas Jefferson
"I would rather be judged by 12 farmers than 12 scholars."
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1,437 Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
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Religious leaders will always avail themselves of public ignorance for their own purpose.
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Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your…
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[Emigrants] will bring with them the principles of the governments they leave, imbibed in their early youth; or, if able…
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The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted…
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It is strangely absurd to suppose that a million of human beings, collected together, are not under the same moral…
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The sentiments of men are known not only by what they receive, but what they reject also.
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If ever there was a holy war, it was that which saved our liberties and gave us independence.
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We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people whatever.
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I have always said that a studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better…
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The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.
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It is not only vain, but wicked, in a legislator to frame laws in opposition to the laws of nature,…
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Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness.
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I'm a farmer now, and it's fantastic. My goal is to be totally self-sufficient and grow everything that I eat.…
— Roseanne Barr
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If the rain spoils our picnic, but saves a farmer's crop, who are we to say it shouldn't rain?
— Tom Barrett
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Just as we would have no need of the farmer's labor and toil if we were living amid the delights…
— Saint Basil
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Urban conservationists may feel entitled to be unconcerned about food production because they are not farmers. But they can't be…
— Wendell Berry
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I always wanted to be a farmer. There is a tradition of that in my family.
— Bjork
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In Vegas, you have an audience you can't find anywhere else. It's from all over the country. You play Seattle,…
— Lewis Black
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While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to service one woman.
— Giovanni Boccaccio
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I am but one member of a vast team made up of many organizations, officials, thousands of scientists, and millions…
— Norman Borlaug
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I would like to see people more aware of where their food comes from. I would like to see small…
— Anthony Bourdain
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My mom had Julia Child and 'The Fannie Farmer Cookbook' on top of the refrigerator, and she had a small…
— Anthony Bourdain
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When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. There's more contact. The consumer…
— Jerry Brown
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Growing up in Georgia, my dad was a farmer and we worked in agriculture, so we were always looking up…
— Luke Bryan
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