#ours

If they're willing to stand at polls for countless hours in the rain, as many did, then I should surely stand up for them here in the halls of Congress. ↗

— Stephanie Tubbs Jones

#countless #did #halls #here #hours

I think that no matter how much you don't like yourself or the drama of your life you can still find some comedy in it. ↗

— Tommy Lee Jones

#drama #find #how #i #i think

Speak for yourself and from yourself, or be silent. ↗

— George Henry Lewes

#speak #yourself

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got. ↗

— Janis Joplin

#got #you #yourself

If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#care #government #happy #labours #must

Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#apply #demands #devours #experience #general

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#consolidation #corruption #country #course #destruction

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed and disciplined is therefore at all times important. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#army #disciplined #dispense #important #keep

It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#avoid #brought #defend #duty #endeavor

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#best #exercise #fast #possible #very