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

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

Of all the cankers of human happiness none corrodes with so silent, yet so baneful...

Of all the cankers of human happiness none corrodes with so silent, yet so baneful...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Health is worth more than learning.

Health is worth more than learning.

I have great hope that some patriotic spirit will, at a favorable moment, call (up...

I have great hope that some patriotic spirit will, at a favorable moment, call (up...

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...

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...

The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves...

The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves...

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

The basis of our government (is) is opinion of the people.

The basis of our government (is) is opinion of the people.

I find as I grow older that I love those most whom I loved first.

I find as I grow older that I love those most whom I loved first.

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When...

In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When...

Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.

Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and...

To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and...