An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry.

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No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

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.

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Tranquility is the old man's milk

Tranquility is the old man's milk

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...

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow...

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow...

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of...

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of...

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 find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.

Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

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...

But friendship is precious, not only in shade, but in the sunshine of life; and...

But friendship is precious, not only in shade, but in the sunshine of life; and...

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Be the change you want to see in the world.