"I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries as long as they are chiefly agricultural; and this will be as long as there shall be vacant lands in any part of America. When they get piled upon one another in large cities as in Europe, they will become corrupt as in Europe."

-- Thomas Jefferson

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“You're my bread when I'm hungry You're my shelter from troubled winds You're my anchor in life's ocean Most of all You're my best friend”
“To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.”

Source : Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1960). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953”, p.30, Best Books on
“Where have we come as a country, when loving the Constitution, being a patriot, loving Jesus is extremist? Let me tell you what I think is extreme, is a president who was raised by communists, taught by communists, who was supported by communists, and whose self-appointed, self-admitted heroes are communists. And that, I think, is un-American.”
“It is with many enterprises as with striking fire; we do not meet with success except by reiterated efforts, and often at the instant when we despaired of success.”
“Here in England, everyone's a pop star, innit, whereas in America they believe in the term artist.”
“Darkness gives free rein to the mind's worst imaginings.”
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”
“When you are happy and in love and when you have children, then maybe you are beautiful.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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