In every country and in every age the priest has been hostile to liberty; he is always in allegiance to the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection of his own.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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If government have a right of demanding ad libitum and of taxing us themselves to...

If government have a right of demanding ad libitum and of taxing us themselves to...

He is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad

He is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad

Your own reason is the only oracle given you by heaven, and you are answerable...

Your own reason is the only oracle given you by heaven, and you are answerable...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of...

The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of...

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of...

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

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...

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy...

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy...

Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.

Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which...

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which...

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...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power...

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a...

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a...

What has been the effect of religious coercion? To make half the world fools, and...

What has been the effect of religious coercion? To make half the world fools, and...

I don't care if the Bible says it. It's wrong. It's wrong to divide people...

I don't care if the Bible says it. It's wrong. It's wrong to divide people...

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he...

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he...