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When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred. Thomas Jefferson, Writings

What more felicity can fall to creature, Than to enjoy delight with liberty. Spenser, Fate of the Butterfly

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered… deeply, …finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people. George Washington, First Inaugural...

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or with fear. We can gain it only if we proceed with the understanding, the confidence, and the courage which flow from conviction. Franklin...

With malice toward none, with charity for all, …let us strive on to finish the work we are in, …to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations....

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. Laurence Peter

The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid. Art Spander

Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. Colin Powell