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

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Common Sense Quotes, Confidence Quotes

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

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

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

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,...

How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.

How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.

I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more...

I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

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.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

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.

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

Taste cannot be controlled by law

Taste cannot be controlled by law

A republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes...

A republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes...

A single good government is a blessing to the whole earth.

A single good government is a blessing to the whole earth.

Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant....

Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant....

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...

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may...

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may...

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

Humanity is the crime; God is the criminal.

Humanity is the crime; God is the criminal.

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord,...

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord,...