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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Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

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...

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

Just because somebody doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they...

Just because somebody doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they...

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,...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less...

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to...

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to...

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 one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have...

The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my...

I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

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,...

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830...

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830...

We did it [Disneyland], in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to...

We did it [Disneyland], in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to...

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists...

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists...