I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind.
THOMAS JEFFERSONHonesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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Take care of your cents: Dollars will take care of themselves.
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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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It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice.
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Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.
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Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
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The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground.
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Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none
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I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.
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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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Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time.
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Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor morum over each other.
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Those who expect to be both ignorant and free, expect what never was and never will be.
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Never trouble another with what you can do yourself.
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I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
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I am increasingly persuaded that the earth belongs exclusively to the living and that one generation has no more right to bind another to it’s laws and judgments than one independent nation has the right to command another.
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