No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another, and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies

Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

It is not by consolidation, or concentration of powers, but by their distribution, that good...

It is not by consolidation, or concentration of powers, but by their distribution, that good...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reenactments; because a constant hold by the...

Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reenactments; because a constant hold by the...

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending...

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending...

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it...

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or...

The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or...

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

The merchant has no country

The merchant has no country

We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.

We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in...

If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in...

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.

But a short time elapsed after the death of the great reformer of the Jewish...

But a short time elapsed after the death of the great reformer of the Jewish...

It is a certain sign of a wise government and proceeding that it can hold...

It is a certain sign of a wise government and proceeding that it can hold...

I think the inherent right of the Government to lie to save itself when facing...

I think the inherent right of the Government to lie to save itself when facing...