I can not live with out books.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend...

The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves...

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves...

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value...

Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value...

I live for books.

I live for books.

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.

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.

That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of...

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of...

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled...

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled...

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...

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

Living is something everyone can do, but few actually experience

Living is something everyone can do, but few actually experience

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers,...

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers,...

Don't worry over what the newspapers say. I don't. Why should anyone else? I told...

Don't worry over what the newspapers say. I don't. Why should anyone else? I told...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...