If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves...

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves...

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by...

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by...

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts...

Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts...

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.

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

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...

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow...

I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow...

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

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.

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.