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

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every...

To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every...

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or...

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or...

But friendship is precious, not only in shade, but in the sunshine of life; and...

But friendship is precious, not only in shade, but in the sunshine of life; and...

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

He is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad

He is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad

I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...

I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace

Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace

The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do.

The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do.

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

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

Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for...

Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for...

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

Health is worth more than learning.

Health is worth more than learning.

What has been the effect of religious coercion? To make half the world fools, and...

What has been the effect of religious coercion? To make half the world fools, and...

Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned,...

Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned,...

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good...

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good...

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.

Setting too good an example is a kind of slander seldom forgiven

Setting too good an example is a kind of slander seldom forgiven