A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Citizenship Quotes, Nations Quotes, Society Quotes

The merchant has no country

The merchant has no country

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all...

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all...

Every generation needs a new revolution.

Every generation needs a new revolution.

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...

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

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

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

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy...

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy...

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...

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

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...

We don't come here [Canada] for our health. We can think of other ways of...

We don't come here [Canada] for our health. We can think of other ways of...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend...

The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

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...

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at...

The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at...

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.