Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.

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"Equal rights for all, special privileges for none."

- President Thomas Jefferson

Belief

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

- President Thomas Jefferson

Belief

"He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world’s believing him. This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good dispositions."

- President Thomas Jefferson

Integrity

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."

- President Thomas Jefferson

Courage

"Christianity neither is, nor ever was, a part of the common law."

- President Thomas Jefferson

Philosophy

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"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"Worry is a misuse of imagination."

Awareness