The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
THOMAS JEFFERSONI think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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We have no right to prejudice another in his civil enjoyments because he is of another church.
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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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Take things always by their smooth handle.
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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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Never spend your money before you have it.
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History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
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I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
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No people can be both ignorant and free.
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Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.
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The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.
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When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
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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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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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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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