I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the past

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in...

If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in...

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

France has sincerely wished peace, and their seducers have wished war, as well for the...

France has sincerely wished peace, and their seducers have wished war, as well for the...

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

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

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang...

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang...

Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant....

Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant....

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man.

Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man.

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the...

The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the...

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...

A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.

A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.

Our leading principle in interpreting Scripture is this, that the Bible is a book written...

Our leading principle in interpreting Scripture is this, that the Bible is a book written...

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President...

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President...

Her books were put down by most critics but readers would not put down her...

Her books were put down by most critics but readers would not put down her...