The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend to keep these to the true principles of their institution

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can...

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can...

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

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

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

Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reenactments; because a constant hold by the...

Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reenactments; because a constant hold by the...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

If government have a right of demanding ad libitum and of taxing us themselves to...

If government have a right of demanding ad libitum and of taxing us themselves to...

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have...

The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have...

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that...

Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that...

Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing,...

Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing,...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to...

Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

It's almost two societies, the living and the dead, and you live with them both.

It's almost two societies, the living and the dead, and you live with them both.