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I am for freedom of religion, & against all maneuvres to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another.

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The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.

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It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

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The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain capacity but often running empty.

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Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves.

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If what Proust says is true, that happiness is the absence of fever, then I will never know happiness. For I am possessed by a fever for knowledge, experience, and creation.

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Before the beginning of great brilliance, there must be chaos. Before a brilliant person begins something great, they must look foolish in the crowd.

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If you can read this, thank a teacher.

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It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

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Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday.

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