A single good government is a blessing to the whole earth.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely...

We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely...

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

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...

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by...

I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by...

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which...

I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which...

Power is not alluring to pure minds

Power is not alluring to pure minds

It was more in our spirit to let things come to rights by the plain...

It was more in our spirit to let things come to rights by the plain...

Health is the requisite after morality

Health is the requisite after morality

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may...

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms (of government) those entrusted with power...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms (of government) those entrusted with power...

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

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

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

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

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

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Friends are the most important part of your life. Treasure the tears, treasure the laughter,...

Friends are the most important part of your life. Treasure the tears, treasure the laughter,...

No young man starting in life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They...

No young man starting in life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They...