My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it is practicable, by improving the mind and morals of society, to lessen the disposition to war; but of its abolition I despair.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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At last now you can be what the old cannot recall and the young long...

At last now you can be what the old cannot recall and the young long...

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his...

Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his...

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

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...

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong...

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong...

There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The...

There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The...

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 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...

Delay is preferable to error.

Delay is preferable to error.

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

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

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

Atheist: A person who believes in one less god than you do

Atheist: A person who believes in one less god than you do

It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe...

It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe...