No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another,...

No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another,...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms (of government) those entrusted with power...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms (of government) those entrusted with power...

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 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...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the...

The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power...

The freedom of the press is on of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can...

The freedom of the press is on of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can...

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

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

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...

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel...

I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel...

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

A republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes...

A republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes...

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one...

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one...

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

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...

On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a...

On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a...

Any actress who appears in public without being well-groomed is digging her own grave.

Any actress who appears in public without being well-groomed is digging her own grave.

Only great minds can afford a simple style.

Only great minds can afford a simple style.