I have great hope that some patriotic spirit will, at a favorable moment, call (up the law for religious freedom) and make it the keystone of the arch of our government.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

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

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

Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that...

Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

This is the fourth?

This is the fourth?

A little rebellion now and then... is a medicine necessary for the sound health of...

A little rebellion now and then... is a medicine necessary for the sound health of...

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.

No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.

In every country and in every age the priest has been hostile to liberty; he...

In every country and in every age the priest has been hostile to liberty; he...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice...

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice...

The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him...

The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him...

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...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

We never repent of having eaten too little.

We never repent of having eaten too little.

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...

If government have a right of demanding ad libitum and of taxing us themselves to...

If government have a right of demanding ad libitum and of taxing us themselves to...

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force.