Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be great in both always in proportion as it is free.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Liberty Quotes

Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by...

Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by...

The merchant has no country

The merchant has no country

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

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...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper...

Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper...

I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.

I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

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...

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.

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 hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes...

Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

Flattery is a counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation

Flattery is a counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation