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The truth is that the want of common education with us is not from our poverty, but from the want of an orderly system. More money is now paid for the education of a part than would be paid for that of the whole if

The truth is that the want of common education with us is not from our poverty, but from the want of an orderly system. More money is now paid for the education of a part than would be paid for that of the whole if systematically arranged.

Thomas Jefferson, Nathaniel Francis Cabell, Joseph Carrington Cabell (1856). “Early History of the University of Virginia: As Contained in the Letters of Thomas Jefferson and Joseph C. Cabell, Hitherto Unpublished; with an Appendix, Consisting of Mr. Jefferson's Bill for a Complete System of Education and Other Illustrative Documents; and an Introduction, Comprising a Brief Historical Sketch of the University, and a Biographical Notice of Joseph C. Cabell”, p.186

People have recognized me sometimes but not much. I'm glad my life isn't too different. I don't want it to be.

"Thomas Horn's incredibly fast start to career" by Jessica Zack, www.sfgate.com. January 15, 2012.

I don't want to make any huge decisions before I really know what I'm doing and am sure of myself.

"Thomas Horn's incredibly fast start to career". Interview with Jessica Zack, www.sfgate.com. January 15, 2012.

But nothing is more insidious than the evolution of wishes from mere fancies, and of wants from mere wishes.

Thomas Hardy (2016). “The Mayor of Casterbridge”, p.120, Thomas Hardy

He that unburied lies wants not his hearse, For unto him a tomb's the Universe.

Sir Thomas Browne (1841). “Religio Medici: To which is Added Hydriotaphia, Or Urn-burial; a Discourse on Sepulchral Urns”, p.79

Local people do want to see more police on the streets.

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.