History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of the spirit of tyranny

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

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...

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed...

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed...

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may...

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may...

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...

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

This is the fourth?

This is the fourth?

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party...

I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party...

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

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,...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing...

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing...

Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what it is you want...

Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what it is you want...

Thirty years after drafting the US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson warned of the dangers...

Thirty years after drafting the US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson warned of the dangers...