Maxioms by Thomas Jefferson
Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried
Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried
Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun read more
Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period and pursued unalterably through every change of ministers, too plainly prove a deliberate, systematic plan of reducing [a people] to slavery.
Power is not alluring to pure minds
Power is not alluring to pure minds
A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.
A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.
The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what read more
The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings, priests and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance
