It was more in our spirit to let things come to rights by the plain dictates of common sense than by the practice of any artifices.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Common Sense Quotes

I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party...

I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party...

Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man

Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man

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.

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest...

I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest...

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...

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow...

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow...

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can...

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can...

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the...

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the...

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...

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers,...

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers,...

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

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...

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

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...

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the...

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the...

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

I blame my mother for nothing, but forgive her for everything.

I blame my mother for nothing, but forgive her for everything.

Language... has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it...

Language... has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it...