A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inferences.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.

The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.

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...

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,...

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

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...

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

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...

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road...

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road...

Power is not alluring to pure minds

Power is not alluring to pure minds

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than...

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than...

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of...

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of...

How much does free cost?

How much does free cost?

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of...

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of...

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

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.

I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow...

I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow...

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...