Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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It is not by consolidation, or concentration of powers, but by their distribution, that good...

It is not by consolidation, or concentration of powers, but by their distribution, that good...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as...

I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as...

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...

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...

But friendship is precious, not only in shade, but in the sunshine of life; and...

But friendship is precious, not only in shade, but in the sunshine of life; and...

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

One insult pocketed soon produces another

One insult pocketed soon produces another

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his...

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his...

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government.

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government.

I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed...

I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

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...

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.

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look...

Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look...