Thomas Jefferson on expression
“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 know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves ; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Take things always by their smooth handle.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Never trouble another with what you can do yourself.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and opressions of the body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson If you want something you’ve never had, You must be willing to do something you’ve never done.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson When angry, count 10. before you speak; if very angry, 100.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Let us save what remains: not by vaults and locks which fence them from the public eye and use in consigning them to the waste of time, but by such a multiplication of copies, as shall place them beyond the reach of accident.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
Earl WarrenEarl Warren But we do not merely protest; we make renewed demand for freedom in that vast kingdom of the human spirit where freedom has ever had the right to dwell:the expressing of thought to unstuffed ears; the dreaming of dreams by untwisted souls.
W. E. B. Du BoisW. E. B. Du Bois Music to me is a voice, my voice, it’s my way of expressing what colours can I bring in, what emotions, what feel. What ideas can I bring out from these instruments that would make this song come alive.
St. JeromeSt. Jerome You are so much more resilient than allowing people to suppress your truest expression of self.
Isabel RocioIsabel Rocio Style for me is some one who figures out who they are. What works on them. What they feel good in and develops that. Develops their character. And the outer expression of their character is what is style.
Tom FordTom Ford Style for me is some one who figures out who they are. What works on them. What they feel good in and develops that. Develops their character. And the outer expression of their character is what is style.
Tom FordTom Ford We have a lot of freedom to express ourselves. When you see us playing on the field, I guess you can make that out. This batting unit, especially, is fearless. We want to go out there and achieve the best possible result.
Rohit SharmaRohit Sharma Since I was young, the artistic expression that fashion embodies has inspired me. It’s a way to communicate oneself.
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