One insult pocketed soon produces another

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

Money, not morality, is the principle of commerce and commercial nations.

Money, not morality, is the principle of commerce and commercial nations.

How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.

How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

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.

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

I can never fear that things will go far wrong where common sense has fair...

I can never fear that things will go far wrong where common sense has fair...

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang...

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang...

Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.

Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.

One insult pocketed soon produces another

One insult pocketed soon produces another

Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of...

Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of...

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

Let common sense and common honesty have fair play, and they will soon set things...

Let common sense and common honesty have fair play, and they will soon set things...

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life;...

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life;...

So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost...

So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost...

Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be...

Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be...