Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.
THOMAS JEFFERSONNo people can be both ignorant and free.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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Never put off to tomorrow what you can do to-day.
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When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.
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When angry, count 10. before you speak; if very angry, 100.
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Every human being must be viewed according to what it is good for. For not one of us, no, not one, is perfect. And were we to love none who had imperfection, this world would be a desert for our love.
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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere.
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Never spend your money before you have it.
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The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
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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.
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Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government.
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Never trouble another with what you can do yourself.
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On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
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The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
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Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
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I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
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