Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.
THOMAS JEFFERSONWhen injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.
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Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
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We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.
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Never buy a thing you do not want, because it is cheap, it will be dear to you.
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I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
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If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.
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Experience declares that man is the only animal which devours his own kind; for I can apply no milder term to the governments of Europe, and to the general prey of the rich on the poor.
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I cannot live without books.
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Good wine is a necessity of life for me.
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No people can be both ignorant and free.
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Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
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I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind.
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I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.
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Those who expect to be both ignorant and free, expect what never was and never will be.
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I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
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