Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
THOMAS JEFFERSONOur liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor morum over each other.
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It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice.
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If you want something you’ve never had, You must be willing to do something you’ve never done.
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No people can be both ignorant and free.
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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
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All should be laid open to you without reserve, for there is not a truth existing which I fear, or would wish unknown to the whole world.
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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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Good wine is a necessity of life for me.
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I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves ; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion.
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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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How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
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It is an axiom in my mind, that our liberty can never be safe but in the hands of the people themselves, and that too of the people with a certain degree of instruction. This it is the business of the State to effect, and on a general plan.
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The equal rights of man, and the happiness of every individual, are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government.
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What a stupendous, what an incomprehensible machine is man! Who can endure toil, famine, stripes, imprisonment and death itself in vindication of his own liberty, and the next moment
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Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
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