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I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.

Thomas Jefferson

We have no right to prejudice another in his civil enjoyments because he is of another church.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Civil Enjoyment Religion Right
No people can be both ignorant and free.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Freedom Ignorant One Liner Peace People
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.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

God Government Injury Neighbor Power Religion
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade but in the sunshine of life; & thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine. I will recur for proof to the days we have lately passed. On these indeed the sun shone brightly.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Arrangement Friendship Precious Proof Sun Sunshine
He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Himself Honesty Human Nature Lying
I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Change Constitutions Human Institution Law Mind
Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Believe Ignorance Prefer Truth
A great deal of love given to a few is better than a little to many.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Business Deal Great Love
Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Complain Determine Inspirational Lose Occasion Time
The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Bank Belong People Power Restore
I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Ambition Men Pain Truth
History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Bad Government History Politics
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do to-day.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Business Hustle Inspirational One Liner Present Success
I am increasingly persuaded that the earth belongs exclusively to the living and that one generation has no more right to bind another to it’s laws and judgments than one independent nation has the right to command another.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Earth Generation Independence Judgement Nation Politics
Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Dispute Forgiveness Inspirational Let Go One Liner Please
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
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Death Liberty Machine Man Struggle

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.

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