For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime...

There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime...

Venus, a beautiful, good-natured lady, was the goddess of love; Juno, a terrible shrew, the...

Venus, a beautiful, good-natured lady, was the goddess of love; Juno, a terrible shrew, the...

Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together; Let none...

Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together; Let none...

Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruption.

Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruption.

That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more...

That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more...

May you live every day of your life.

May you live every day of your life.

A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.

A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.

A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong,...

A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong,...

I have now lost my barrier between me and death; God grant I may live...

I have now lost my barrier between me and death; God grant I may live...

I've always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I'm going to make the...

I've always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I'm going to make the...

Laws are best explained, interpreted and applied by those whose interest and abilities lie in...

Laws are best explained, interpreted and applied by those whose interest and abilities lie in...

He was a bold man that first eat on oyster.

He was a bold man that first eat on oyster.

My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool.

My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool.

There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.

There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition...

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition...

Observation is an old man's memory.

Observation is an old man's memory.

Books, the children of the brain.

Books, the children of the brain.

Some people take more care to hide their wisdom, than their folly.

Some people take more care to hide their wisdom, than their folly.

Don't worry if you borrow, but worry if you lend.

Don't worry if you borrow, but worry if you lend.

Times change, and we change with them.

Times change, and we change with them.