Politics, like religion, hold up torches of martyrdom to the reformers of error.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

The man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.

The man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

The selfish spirit of commerce knows no country, and feels no passion of principle but...

The selfish spirit of commerce knows no country, and feels no passion of principle but...

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice...

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as...

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as...

Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.

Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.

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...

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise...

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise...

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every...

To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every...

Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those...

Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those...

Confidence in nonsense is a requirement of the creative process

Confidence in nonsense is a requirement of the creative process

When you can be your own best audience and when your applause is the best...

When you can be your own best audience and when your applause is the best...