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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as...

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

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

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

The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do.

The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do.

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow...

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow...

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

One insult pocketed soon produces another

One insult pocketed soon produces another

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.

The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity...

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity...

Power is not alluring to pure minds.

Power is not alluring to pure minds.