Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts and inconsistencies

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

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.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice...

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

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

Your own reason is the only oracle given you by heaven, and you are answerable...

Your own reason is the only oracle given you by heaven, and you are answerable...

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right...

No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right...

Every people may establish what form of government they please, and change it as they...

Every people may establish what form of government they please, and change it as they...

So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that...

So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that...

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

There's a greater law than the FDA, and that is an obligation of a doctor...

There's a greater law than the FDA, and that is an obligation of a doctor...

In this definition is contained the answer to the question as to what gives men...

In this definition is contained the answer to the question as to what gives men...