The equal rights of man, and the happiness of every individual, are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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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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Never trouble another with what you can do yourself.
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Take things always by their smooth handle.
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The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.
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The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease
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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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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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I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.
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Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor.
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Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions any more than our opinions in physics or geometry.
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The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs.
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When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
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Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.
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I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
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Nothing is troublesome that one does willingly.
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I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.
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