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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Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

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

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

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...

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

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.

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.

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...

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may...

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may...

A single good government is a blessing to the whole earth.

A single good government is a blessing to the whole earth.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The selfish spirit of commerce knows no country, and feels no passion of principle but...

The selfish spirit of commerce knows no country, and feels no passion of principle but...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never spend your money before you have it.

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.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

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.

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...

'While there is life, there's hope,' he cried; 'Then why such haste?' so groaned and...

'While there is life, there's hope,' he cried; 'Then why such haste?' so groaned and...

Finding answers in God isn't one way, it's the only way.

Finding answers in God isn't one way, it's the only way.