"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. The functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty and property of their constituents. There is no safe deposit for these but with the people themselves; nor can they be safe with them without information. Where the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe."
Thomas Jefferson
Someone asked me one day if I could meet andyone who existed in history and have dinner with them,who would I choose. My choice would be Thomas Jefferson. The most common answer was Jesus Christ.
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