Thomas Jefferson ( 10 of 137 )
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and read more
The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and social being
We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independant, that from that read more
We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independant, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness.
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he read more
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which read more
Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which they have bound themselves, the read more
When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which they have bound themselves, the rest have a natural right to compel them to obedience
A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of read more
A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.
Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all
nations--entangling alliances with none.
Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all
nations--entangling alliances with none.
Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government
Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government
