It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

We don't come here [Canada] for our health. We can think of other ways of...

We don't come here [Canada] for our health. We can think of other ways of...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The...

There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The...

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.

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

The freedom of the press is on of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can...

The freedom of the press is on of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can...

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

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

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise...

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise...

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.