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 moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

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...

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

If there be one principle more deeply rooted than any other in the mind of...

If there be one principle more deeply rooted than any other in the mind of...

Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.

Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.

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...

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the...

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the...

The wise know too well their weakness to assume infallibility; and he who knows most,...

The wise know too well their weakness to assume infallibility; and he who knows most,...

No man will ever carry out of the Presidency the reputation which carried him into...

No man will ever carry out of the Presidency the reputation which carried him into...

The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and...

The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and...

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

The merchant has no country

The merchant has no country

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves...

The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves...

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.