If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions.
THOMAS JEFFERSONPeace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
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History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
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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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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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Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
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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 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 cannot live without books.
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Never trouble another with what you can do yourself.
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The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.
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The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
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No people can be both ignorant and free.
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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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Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.
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