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Thomas Jefferson Politician, Founding Father
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"I considered 4 of these bills [of the revised code of Virginia] as forming a system by which every fibre would be eradicated of antient or future aristocracy; and a foundation laid for a government truly republican."

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Tracy Morgan Comedian, Actor
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"Stand-up is my foundation. That's where it started at. And I love it because it's personal. It's mine. It's all me. It's my experience in life."

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Spike Lee Filmmaker, Actor
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"I don't see any negativity with what Brad Pitt is doing with his Make It Right Foundation, or what Sean Penn is trying to do in Haiti."

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Ronald Reagan Politician, Actor
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"I deplore the tendency, in some institutions, to go directly toward training for a trade or profession or something and ignoring the liberal arts. It is the foundation of education."

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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
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"I must remark that what I mean by our religion working upon the nations outside of India comprises only the principles, the background, the foundation upon which that religion is built."

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Octavio Paz Poet, Essayist
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"Language lies outside of society because it is its foundation; but it also lies within society because that is the only place where it exists and the only place where it develops."

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Mahatma Gandhi Political Leader
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"Khadi has been conceived as the foundation and the image of ahimsa. A real khadi-wearer will not utter an untruth. A real khadi-wearer will harbour no violence, no deceit, no impurity."

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Laozi Philosopher
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"The inner is the foundation of the outer. The still is master of the restless. The Sage travels all day yet never leaves his inner treasure."

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