No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Ignorance Quotes, Nations Quotes

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

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...

Every generation needs a new revolution.

Every generation needs a new revolution.

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...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend...

The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend...

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal...

We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal...

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

A single good government is a blessing to the whole earth.

A single good government is a blessing to the whole earth.

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has...

Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has...

Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It...

Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It...

I just love life. I mean, you know, I love every second of it. I...

I just love life. I mean, you know, I love every second of it. I...