Thomas Jefferson

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

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

Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be
tolerated where reason is left free to combat read more

Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be
tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.

We hold these truths to be self-evident,--that all men are
created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator read more

We hold these truths to be self-evident,--that all men are
created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights; that among these are Life, Liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.

Tranquility is the old man's milk

Tranquility is the old man's milk

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the boisterous sea of liberty.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the boisterous sea of liberty.