Thomas Jefferson ( 10 of 137 )
My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
And to preserve their independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our read more
And to preserve their independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.
Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.
Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.
It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.
Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong
Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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
What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of read more
What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no more than the sum of the rights of the individuals.
