If the obstacles of bigotry and priestcraft can be surmounted, we may hope that common sense will suffice to do everything else

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Common Sense Quotes

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely...

We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely...

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.

Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road...

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

Among the most inestimable of our blessings, also, is that.. of liberty to worship our...

Among the most inestimable of our blessings, also, is that.. of liberty to worship our...

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

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

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

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

Communication is good but also carries a dark side. You'll find that if you haven't...

Communication is good but also carries a dark side. You'll find that if you haven't...

Communication--the human connection--is the key to personal and career success.

Communication--the human connection--is the key to personal and career success.

Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that...

Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that...

In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have...

In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have...