Maxioms by Thomas Jefferson
I consider trial by jury as the only anchor yet imagined by man by which a government can be held read more
I consider trial by jury as the only anchor yet imagined by man by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.
When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.
When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he read more
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, read more
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary read more
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.
