On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.
THOMAS JEFFERSONOn matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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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I cannot live without books.
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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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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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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.
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How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.
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The only security of all is in a free press.
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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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Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.
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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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I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
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Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
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Good wine is a necessity of life for me.
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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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