A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher…

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.

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

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...

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 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...

The freedom of the press is on of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can...

The freedom of the press is on of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can...

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...

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by...

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by...

Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by...

Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by...

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...

We never repent of having eaten too little.

We never repent of having eaten too little.

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

Moral: A peerless maxim enumerated by God in his Holy Bible, such as that of...

Moral: A peerless maxim enumerated by God in his Holy Bible, such as that of...

A great work of art is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty

A great work of art is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty