I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

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...

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...

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance...

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance...

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...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

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 earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.

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

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right...

No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right...

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.

I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living...

I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living...

I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more...

I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more...

One insult pocketed soon produces another

One insult pocketed soon produces another

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

He who marries for love without money has good nights and sorry days.

He who marries for love without money has good nights and sorry days.

Lovers should be as Fire and Air; fire must have air to breath and air...

Lovers should be as Fire and Air; fire must have air to breath and air...

Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.

Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.