No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of wine substitutes ardent spirits as the common beverage. It is, in truth, the only antidote to the bane of whiskey.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

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...

I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as...

I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as...

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

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

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the...

Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the...

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

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

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...

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...

The second office of this government is honorable and easy, the first is but a...

The second office of this government is honorable and easy, the first is but a...

I live for books.

I live for books.

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...

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...

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.

Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.

Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms...

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms...

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.

The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.