It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.

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Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of...

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it...

If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it...

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...

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.

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

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

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,...

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

I do not agree that an age of pleasure is no compensation for a moment...

I do not agree that an age of pleasure is no compensation for a moment...

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Man is fed with fables through life, and leaves it in the belief he knows...

Man is fed with fables through life, and leaves it in the belief he knows...

All authority belongs to the people

All authority belongs to the people

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

The best part of health is fine disposition

The best part of health is fine disposition

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical...

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical...

I was not good in school. I couldn't ever read very fast or very well....

I was not good in school. I couldn't ever read very fast or very well....