How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
THOMAS JEFFERSONI hope that we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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Take things always by their smooth handle.
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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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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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Be polite to all, but intimate with few.
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On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
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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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The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground.
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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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I hope that we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country
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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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I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendency of one sect over another.
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All should be laid open to you without reserve, for there is not a truth existing which I fear, or would wish unknown to the whole world.
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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.
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I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led.
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