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Thomas Jefferson

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

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Thomas Jefferson is saying that as we gain more power, we should also become wiser and understand that exercising power sparingly actually increases its strength. In other words, using power carefully and only when necessary makes it more effective and respected.

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