I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

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...

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...

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing...

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing...

A free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not...

A free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

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

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

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...

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

At last now you can be what the old cannot recall and the young long...

At last now you can be what the old cannot recall and the young long...

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

Tranquility is the old mans milk

Tranquility is the old mans milk

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

The freedom of the press is on of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can...

The freedom of the press is on of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can...

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

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...

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

My mother groan'd, my father wept Into the dangerous world I leapt, Helpless, naked, piping...

My mother groan'd, my father wept Into the dangerous world I leapt, Helpless, naked, piping...

To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like...

To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like...