#government

The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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While the government can tell you that I am an innocent man, the government's letter cannot give me back my good name or my reputation. ↗

— Richard Jewell

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For many years, the government of Canada has massively supported orchestras and the arts in general. ↗

— Lara St. John

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I am concerned about the whole man. I am concerned about what the people, using their government as an instrument and a tool, can do toward building the whole man, which will mean a better society and a better world. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

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Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with their ears assailed by the sound of snails whizzing by. ↗

— Eric Johnston

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