Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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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.

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and...

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and...

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government.

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government.

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to...

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to...

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right...

No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness; its peculiar magnitude permits no shading.

Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness; its peculiar magnitude permits no shading.

The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to...

The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to...