I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations which dare already to challenge our Government to trial, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Government Quotes

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of...

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of...

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending...

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending...

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed...

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed...

France has sincerely wished peace, and their seducers have wished war, as well for the...

France has sincerely wished peace, and their seducers have wished war, as well for the...

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...

How much does free cost?

How much does free cost?

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

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...

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.

A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of...

Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of...

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or...

The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms (of government) those entrusted with power...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms (of government) those entrusted with power...

Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out...

Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out...

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more...

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more...