Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected, - these principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as...

I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as...

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...

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

In every country and in every age the priest has been hostile to liberty; he...

In every country and in every age the priest has been hostile to liberty; he...

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.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish...

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish...

Among the most inestimable of our blessings, also, is that.. of liberty to worship our...

Among the most inestimable of our blessings, also, is that.. of liberty to worship our...

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and...

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and...

I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or...

I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or...

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

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...

Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reenactments; because a constant hold by the...

Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reenactments; because a constant hold by the...

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never spend your money before you have it.

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance...

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to...

I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to...

Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!

Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing.

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing.

The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a...

The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a...