No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends life, liberty, and the pursuit...

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends life, liberty, and the pursuit...

So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that...

So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that...

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Tranquility is the old mans milk

Tranquility is the old mans milk

To myself, personally, it brings nothing but increasing drudgery and daily loss of friends.

To myself, personally, it brings nothing but increasing drudgery and daily loss of friends.

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves...

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves...

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms...

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms...

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the...

If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

This is the fourth?

This is the fourth?

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by...

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by...

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause...

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause...

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.

The second office of this government is honorable and easy, the first is but a...

The second office of this government is honorable and easy, the first is but a...

You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the...

You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the...

We are about to make motherhood a crime. No civilized government in the history of...

We are about to make motherhood a crime. No civilized government in the history of...