Thomas Jefferson ( 10 of 137 )
Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of read more
I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise.
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, read more
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable
I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become read more
I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too.
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
Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — entangling alliances with none.
Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — entangling alliances with none.
There are two sides to every question, because, when there are no longer two sides it ceases to be a read more
There are two sides to every question, because, when there are no longer two sides it ceases to be a question
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.
I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the read more
I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared.
