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“We should be inspired by people... who show that human beings can be kind, brave, generous, beautiful, strong-even in the most difficult circumstances.”

Quote by Rachel Corrie

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Rachel Corrie was an American peace activist who gained international attention for her efforts to protect Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip during the second intifada. Born on April 10, 1979, in Olympia, Washington, she tragically died on March 16, 2003, at the age of 24. Corrie's activism was characterized by her direct action against the Israeli military occupation, including attempting to block the demolition of Palestinian homes. more

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“The people, especially when moderately instructed, are the only safe, because the only honest, depositaries of the public rights, and should therefore be introduced into the administration of them in every function to which they are sufficient; they will err sometimes and accidentally, but never designedly, and with a systematic and persevering purpose of overthrowing the free principles of the government.”

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Book:The writings of Thomas Jefferson

Source: The writings of Thomas Jefferson

“There is... an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents... The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provision should be made to prevent its ascendency.”

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Book:Jefferson: Political Writings

Source: Jefferson: Political Writings

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Book:Jefferson, magnificent populist

Source: Jefferson, magnificent populist

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Book:The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence

Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence

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Book:The Life and Writings of ...

Source: The Life and Writings of ...

“Paper is poverty, it is only the ghost of money, and not money itself.”

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Book:Correspondence

Source: Correspondence

“It is a [disputed] question, whether the circulation of paper, rather than of specie [gold and silver coin], is a good or an evil I believe it to be one of those cases where mercantile clamor will bear down reason, until it is corrected by ruin.”

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Author:Thomas Jefferson

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Book:The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1808-1816

Source: The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1808-1816

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Book:The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 7: 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814

Source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 7: 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814

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Book:Selected letters of Thomas Jefferson

Source: Selected letters of Thomas Jefferson