Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not…

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

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

We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal...

We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal...

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

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...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

Money, not morality, is the principle of commerce and commercial nations.

Money, not morality, is the principle of commerce and commercial nations.

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity...

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity...

If the obstacles of bigotry and priestcraft can be surmounted, we may hope that common...

If the obstacles of bigotry and priestcraft can be surmounted, we may hope that common...

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...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

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.

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

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

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

In our own lives, let each of us ask - not just what government will...

In our own lives, let each of us ask - not just what government will...

Congress seems to want to cure every ill known to man except unconstitutional government and...

Congress seems to want to cure every ill known to man except unconstitutional government and...