I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.

The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers...

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers...

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

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...

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

Your own reason is the only oracle given you by heaven, and you are answerable...

Your own reason is the only oracle given you by heaven, and you are answerable...

The basis of our government (is) is opinion of the people.

The basis of our government (is) is opinion of the people.

Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of person under the protection of the...

Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of person under the protection of the...

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which...

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which...

Power is not alluring to pure minds

Power is not alluring to pure minds

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

Every person on the streets of New York is a type. The city is one...

Every person on the streets of New York is a type. The city is one...

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

Nothing is lost upon a man who is bent upon growth; nothing wasted on one...

Nothing is lost upon a man who is bent upon growth; nothing wasted on one...