Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy of opportunity

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Experience (has) long taught me the reasonableness of mutual sacrifices of opinion among those who...

Experience (has) long taught me the reasonableness of mutual sacrifices of opinion among those who...

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more...

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more...

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government

Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the...

Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the...

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow...

I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow...

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

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

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never spend your money before you have it.

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

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...

Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.

Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.

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.

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,...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

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 vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves...

The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves...

I decided to join Barcelona because it's a sunny place. They are building for the...

I decided to join Barcelona because it's a sunny place. They are building for the...

You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not...

You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not...

You have to know the past to understand the present.

You have to know the past to understand the present.