In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Liberty Quotes

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

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

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and...

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and...

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the...

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the...

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...

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

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...

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

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

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

To secede from the Union and set up another government would cause war. If you...

To secede from the Union and set up another government would cause war. If you...

The government cannot love you, and any politics that works on a different assumption is...

The government cannot love you, and any politics that works on a different assumption is...