I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Common Sense Quotes, Confidence Quotes

Politics, like religion, hold up torches of martyrdom to the reformers of error.

Politics, like religion, hold up torches of martyrdom to the reformers of error.

The merchant has no country

The merchant has no country

We never repent of having eaten too little.

We never repent of having eaten too little.

Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to...

Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to...

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity...

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity...

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...

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never spend your money before you have it.

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good...

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good...

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 advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects, and so will continue while the...

Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects, and so will continue while the...

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance...

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance...

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 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.

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,...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The...

There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The...

The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian...

The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian...

No other people have a government more worthy of their respect and love or a...

No other people have a government more worthy of their respect and love or a...