I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid…

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History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

I live for books.

I live for books.

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...

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.

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or...

The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or...

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Every generation needs a new revolution.

Every generation needs a new revolution.

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...

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

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.

On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a...

On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a...

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

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...

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...

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages