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Quotes from Thomas Jefferson

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“The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen … I am not among those who fear the people. They, and not the rich, are our dependence for continued freedom.” Thomas Jefferson http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/presidents/thomas-jefferson/letters-of-thomas-jefferson/jefl246.php “If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the … Read more

I Am that I Am

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I Am that I Am (אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה, ehyeh ašer ehyeh [ehˈje aˈʃer ehˈje]) is the common English translation (JPS among others) of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for his name (Exodus 3:14). It is one of the most famous verses in the Torah. Hayah means “existed” in Hebrew; … Read more