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That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.

That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Government Quotes,
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The constitution, on this hypothesis, is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the Judiciary, which they may read more

The constitution, on this hypothesis, is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the Judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Constitution Quotes,
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I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

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In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief read more

In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Constitution Quotes,
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The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Mind Quotes,
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