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A quote a day from the Founding Fathers. The original group of Americans to speak truth to power. ---- Created by: https://bsky.app/profile/thelibertypear.com See weekly recaps on www.TheLibertyPear.com

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"nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle."

- Thomas Jefferson

08.04.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"I cannot live without books."

- Thomas Jefferson

28.03.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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"I cannot live without books."

- Thomas Jefferson

28.03.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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" . . . there is no act, however virtuous, for which ingenuity may not find some bad motive."

- Thomas Jefferson

26.03.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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" . . . there is no act, however virtuous, for which ingenuity may not find some bad motive."

- Thomas Jefferson

26.03.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Give me liberty, or give me death!"

- Patrick Henry

25.03.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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"I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give."

- Thomas Jefferson

25.03.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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"Give me liberty, or give me death!"

- Patrick Henry

25.03.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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"I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give."

- Thomas Jefferson

25.03.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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"The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another, is certainly the most erroneous and mistaken policy."

- Benjamin Franklin

22.03.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another, is certainly the most erroneous and mistaken policy."

- Benjamin Franklin

22.03.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Founding Father Quote a Day - Week 9 Week 9 Recap

Cheers to another enlightening week revisiting America's OG influencersβ€”our Founding Fathers! πŸ»πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

#History #America

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21.03.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"What a stupendous, what an incomprehensible machine is man! Who can endure toil, famine, stripes, imprisonment & death itself in vindication of his own liberty, and the next moment . . . "

- Thomas Jefferson

21.03.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."

- James Madison

21.03.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Founding Father Quote a Day - Week 9 Week 9 Recap

Cheers to another enlightening week revisiting America's OG influencersβ€”our Founding Fathers! πŸ»πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

#History #America

thelibertypear.com/2025/03/21/q...

21.03.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."

- James Madison

21.03.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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"What a stupendous, what an incomprehensible machine is man! Who can endure toil, famine, stripes, imprisonment & death itself in vindication of his own liberty, and the next moment . . . "

- Thomas Jefferson

21.03.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. education & free discussion are the antidotes of both."

- Thomas Jefferson

20.03.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. education & free discussion are the antidotes of both."

- Thomas Jefferson

20.03.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost."

- Thomas Jefferson

19.03.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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"our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost."

- Thomas Jefferson

19.03.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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"Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it..."

- John Adams

19.03.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"it is the great parent of science & of virtue: and that a nation will be great in both, always in proportion as it is free."

- Thomas Jefferson

19.03.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"it is the great parent of science & of virtue: and that a nation will be great in both, always in proportion as it is free."

- Thomas Jefferson

19.03.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it..."

- John Adams

19.03.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both."

- James Madison

15.03.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both."

- James Madison

15.03.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Founding Father Quote a Day - Week 8 Week 8 Recap

Another Week of Founders' Wisdom

Seven more days of timeless inspiration from America's greatest minds.

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15.03.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"When a broad table is to be made, and the edges of planks do not fit, the artist takes a little from both, and makes a good joint. In like manner here both sides must part with some of their demands, in order that they may join in some accommodating proposition"

- Benjamin Franklin

15.03.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Founding Father Quote a Day - Week 8 Week 8 Recap

Another Week of Founders' Wisdom

Seven more days of timeless inspiration from America's greatest minds.

thelibertypear.com/2025/03/15/q...

15.03.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0