I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: God Quotes

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and...

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and...

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

Experience (has) long taught me the reasonableness of mutual sacrifices of opinion among those who...

Experience (has) long taught me the reasonableness of mutual sacrifices of opinion among those who...

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...

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

The moral sense, or conscience, is as much a part of man as his leg...

The moral sense, or conscience, is as much a part of man as his leg...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, an hundred.

When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, an hundred.

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

But friendship is precious, not only in shade, but in the sunshine of life; and...

But friendship is precious, not only in shade, but in the sunshine of life; and...

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

I cannot live without books.

I cannot live without books.

A free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not...

A free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not...

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read

I can never fear that things will go far wrong where common sense has fair...

I can never fear that things will go far wrong where common sense has fair...

Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited

Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

Common sense is genius in its working clothes