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I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

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Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

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Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

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Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

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Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

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Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.

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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

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Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

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Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

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Fear is the foundation of most governments.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: October 30th, 1735

Died: July 4th, 1826

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