I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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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...

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

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...

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....

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...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

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

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

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...

I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more...

I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more...

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never spend your money before you have it.

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...

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise...

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and...

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and...

Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that...

Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that...

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise...

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise...

Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus

Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus