No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into it

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which...

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which...

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

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.

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more...

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more...

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

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,...

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

Power is not alluring to pure minds

Power is not alluring to pure minds

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...

Living is something everyone can do, but few actually experience

Living is something everyone can do, but few actually experience

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...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and...

The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

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

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

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause...

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

The petty economics of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of...

The petty economics of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of...

Leaving prices out of the picture is probably the source of more fallacies in economics...

Leaving prices out of the picture is probably the source of more fallacies in economics...