I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a part of our constitution as the threat of feeling, seeing and hearing.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall...

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall...

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of...

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of...

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...

It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than...

It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than...

So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that...

So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that...

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

No government can continue good but under the control of the people.

No government can continue good but under the control of the people.

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one...

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one...

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no...

No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no...

It was more in our spirit to let things come to rights by the plain...

It was more in our spirit to let things come to rights by the plain...

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.

I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.

The second office of this government is honorable and easy, the first is but a...

The second office of this government is honorable and easy, the first is but a...

Impartiality is the life of justice, as justice is of all good government.

Impartiality is the life of justice, as justice is of all good government.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state,...

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state,...