Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When...

In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When...

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

Health is the requisite after morality

Health is the requisite after morality

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

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

Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the...

Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the...

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

One insult pocketed soon produces another

One insult pocketed soon produces another

Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing,...

Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing,...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

One man with courage is a majority.

One man with courage is a majority.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and...

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and...

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...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

The United States basically accepted protection abroad as the price of post-war recovery. Now, that...

The United States basically accepted protection abroad as the price of post-war recovery. Now, that...

I declare that civil war is inevitable and is near at hand. When it comes...

I declare that civil war is inevitable and is near at hand. When it comes...