My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Patriotism Quotes

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...

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.

The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never spend your money before you have it.

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all...

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all...

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

Tranquility is the old mans milk

Tranquility is the old mans milk

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned,...

Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned,...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

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

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

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value...

Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value...

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Man is fed with fables through life, and leaves it in the belief he knows...

Man is fed with fables through life, and leaves it in the belief he knows...

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been...

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been...

There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if...

There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if...

If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart...

If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart...