A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor and bread it has earned - this is the sum of good…

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of...

The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of...

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

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

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

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the...

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the...

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.

No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. truth itself becomes suspicious...

Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. truth itself becomes suspicious...

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

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

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

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...

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

The dominant purpose of the First Amendment was to prohibit the widespread practice of government...

The dominant purpose of the First Amendment was to prohibit the widespread practice of government...