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

Topics: Government Quotes

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and...

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and...

No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no...

No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no...

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...

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another.

I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

Of liberty I would say that, in the whole plenitude of its extent, it is...

Of liberty I would say that, in the whole plenitude of its extent, it is...

We don't come here [Canada] for our health. We can think of other ways of...

We don't come here [Canada] for our health. We can think of other ways of...

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the...

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the...

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.