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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A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may...

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by...

I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by...

Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.

Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

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...

Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.

Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.

That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.

The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have...

The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

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...

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'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...

See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a...

See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a...

A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.

A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.