Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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I am for a government rigorously frugal and simple, applying all the possible savings of...

I am for a government rigorously frugal and simple, applying all the possible savings of...

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.

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers,...

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers,...

The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of...

The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of...

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

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

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 have great hope that some patriotic spirit will, at a favorable moment, call (up...

I have great hope that some patriotic spirit will, at a favorable moment, call (up...

Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.

Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.

An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.

An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the...

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the...

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in...

The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in...

We can afford no liberties with liberty itself.

We can afford no liberties with liberty itself.