I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.
THOMAS JEFFERSONIt is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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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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We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.
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It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
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I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
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Good wine is a necessity of life for me.
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Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.
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A great deal of love given to a few is better than a little to many.
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History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
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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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Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
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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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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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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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The dead should not rule the living.
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