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We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will of its majority, to bind themselves, but none to bind the succeeding generation, more than the inhabitants of another country. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Delay is preferable to error. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#error #preferable

The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#expense #first #forehead #generals #good

What we value about music and literature are the moments that they create in our minds when we encounter them. ↗

— Stephan Jenkins

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I have condemned my kids to a lifetime of geographic illiteracy. ↗

— Ken Jennings

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The real exertion in the case of an opera singer lies not so much in her singing as in her acting of a role, for nearly every modern opera makes great dramatic and physical demands. ↗

— Maria Jeritza

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During half a century of literary work, I have endeavoured to introduce the philosophy of evolution into the sphere of literature, and to inspire my readers to think in evolutionary terms. ↗

— Johannes Vilhelm Jensen

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The way I write is generally about love. I have a great fascination about the subject. ↗

— Carly Rae Jepsen

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