Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: God Quotes, Obedience Quotes, Tyranny Quotes

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

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...

I cannot live without books.

I cannot live without books.

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road...

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road...

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

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...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

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...

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by...

Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by...

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him...

The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him...

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

Tenacity is a certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin...

Tenacity is a certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin...

Most schemes of political improvement are very laughable things

Most schemes of political improvement are very laughable things

The legions of reporters who cover politics don't want to quit the clash and thunder...

The legions of reporters who cover politics don't want to quit the clash and thunder...