Thomas Jefferson ( 10 of 137 )
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.
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.
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.
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.
There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.
There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous read more
There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provisions should be made to prevent its ascendancy.
Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to admit it.
Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to admit it.
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.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
