Thomas Jefferson ( 10 of 137 )
All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases read more
All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
Never spend your money before you have it.
Never spend your money before you have it.
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.
Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.
A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society
A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less we use our power the read more
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independant, the most virtuous, read more
Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independant, the most virtuous, and they are tied to their country and wedded to it’s liberty and interests by the most lasting bands
Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited by written law? Let us read more
Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited by written law? Let us hope our moral principles are not yet in that stage of degeneracy.
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
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.
