All authority belongs to the people

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or...

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or...

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

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

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits...

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits...

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it...

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

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...

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.

Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall...

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall...

Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.

Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper...

Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper...

Whether you live to be 50 or 100 makes no difference, if you made no...

Whether you live to be 50 or 100 makes no difference, if you made no...

When the conspiracy of lies surrounding me demands of me to silence the one word...

When the conspiracy of lies surrounding me demands of me to silence the one word...