I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be grateful, to be faithful to all engagements under all circumstances, to be open and generous, promoting in the long run even the interests of both;…

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

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.

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

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

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like...

Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like...

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

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...

Let common sense and common honesty have fair play, and they will soon set things...

Let common sense and common honesty have fair play, and they will soon set things...

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

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

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending...

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending...

If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in...

If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in...

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.

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

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...

Money, not morality, is the principle of commerce and commercial nations.

Money, not morality, is the principle of commerce and commercial nations.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized...

When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized...

God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks...

God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks...

We also serve who only punctuate

We also serve who only punctuate

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.