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

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Common Sense Quotes, Confidence Quotes

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

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

The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and...

The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and...

Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man

Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man

This is the fourth?

This is the fourth?

We never repent of having eaten too little.

We never repent of having eaten too little.

Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.

Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.

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,...

Of all the cankers of human happiness none corrodes with so silent, yet so baneful...

Of all the cankers of human happiness none corrodes with so silent, yet so baneful...

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...

In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When...

In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall...

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall...

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 moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or...

I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or...

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...

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

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry...

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry...

By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.

By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.