Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.
THOMAS JEFFERSONBe polite to all, but intimate with few.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.
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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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Be polite to all, but intimate with few.
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No people can be both ignorant and free.
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The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.
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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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Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor morum over each other.
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I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
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It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
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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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I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
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Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.
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He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
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The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.
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I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led.
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