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Not being able to govern events, I govern myself
Great innovations should not be forced on slender majorities.
I have no ambition to govern men. It is a painful and thankless office.
That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.
We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honour.
Declaration of Independence
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.
Remark to Baron von Humboldt, 1807
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
Were we directed from Washington when to sow, & when to reap, we should soon want bread.
Those who bear equally the burdens of government should equally participate in the benefits.
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.
Letter to Abigail Adams, 1787
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