Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the essential principles of our government.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his...

Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his...

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life;...

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life;...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less...

If the obstacles of bigotry and priestcraft can be surmounted, we may hope that common...

If the obstacles of bigotry and priestcraft can be surmounted, we may hope that common...

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 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...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

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...

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do.

The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the...

Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron...

In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron...

In this bright future you can't forget your past.

In this bright future you can't forget your past.