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You will forgive my perhaps somewhat exaggerated anxiety. For an American, freedom of religious conscience is one of our great principles.
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A wise man will only depend upon himself.
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Our heart is pleased because she is pleased.
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We joined the crowd admitted, according to some ancient custom, to view the king and queen on their way to Mass. I meant to impress upon my daughter the vainglory of these spectacles. May we Americans never emulate them, nor burden our taxpayers with such useless splendors.
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You and I are alive, and the Earth belongs to us, the living.
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This line is similar to one included in an actual letter from Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes in 1813. The quote there is, "The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead."
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[referring to Franz Mesmer's animal magnetism practice] Sir, this is just trash and tricks for the weak mind.
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Sally, this is your money. It'll be right here in the corner.