Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Never spend your money before you have earned it.

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

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.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending...

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending...

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

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

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

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less...

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...

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

Delay is preferable to error.

Delay is preferable to error.

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.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

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...

I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest...

I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest...

A library implies an act of faith

A library implies an act of faith

Every apostle or disciple, as much as they're running to follow their savior- they're running...

Every apostle or disciple, as much as they're running to follow their savior- they're running...

Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking.

Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking.

Much of the self-righteous nonsense that abounds on so many subjects cannot stand up to...

Much of the self-righteous nonsense that abounds on so many subjects cannot stand up to...