If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise in practice under the overbearing inquisition of public opinion, then and only then will truth, prevail over fanaticism

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

Man is fed with fables through life, and leaves it in the belief he knows...

Man is fed with fables through life, and leaves it in the belief he knows...

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one...

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one...

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

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

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

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...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

It is not by consolidation, or concentration of powers, but by their distribution, that good...

It is not by consolidation, or concentration of powers, but by their distribution, that good...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

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,...

I have great hope that some patriotic spirit will, at a favorable moment, call (up...

I have great hope that some patriotic spirit will, at a favorable moment, call (up...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.