I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendency of one sect over another.
THOMAS JEFFERSONWe confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.
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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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Never put off to tomorrow what you can do to-day.
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When angry, count 10. before you speak; if very angry, 100.
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Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.
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Take care of your cents: Dollars will take care of themselves.
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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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Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions any more than our opinions in physics or geometry.
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I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.
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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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Never spend your money before you have it.
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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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Be polite to all, but intimate with few.
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