If government have a right of demanding ad libitum and of taxing us themselves to the full amount of their demand if we do not comply with it, this would leave us without anything we can call property.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

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 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...

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

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...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends life, liberty, and the pursuit...

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends life, liberty, and the pursuit...

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish...

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish...

Health is worth more than learning.

Health is worth more than learning.

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one...

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

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,...

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

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

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

The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.

Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.

The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess...

The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess...