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Famous quotes containing the words thomas, jefferson and/or star:

    Thy sharp repulse, that pricketh ay so sore,
    Hath taught me to set in trifles no store,
    and scape forth, since liberty is lever.
    —Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503?–1542)

    A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    Between us two it’s not a star at all.
    It’s a new patented electric light,
    Put up on trial by that Jerseyite
    So much is being now expected of....
    Robert Frost (1874–1963)