Thomas Jefferson ( 10 of 137 )
There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous read more
There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provisions should be made to prevent its ascendancy.
All authority belongs to the people
All authority belongs to the people
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of rights.
The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of rights.
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
Conscience is the chamber of justice.
Conscience is the chamber of justice.
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than he's allowed to do
An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than he's allowed to do
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
