Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: God Quotes, Obedience Quotes, Tyranny Quotes

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.

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

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...

It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of...

It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of...

I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living...

I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living...

A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.

A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

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

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

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the...

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the...

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

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

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

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...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

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.

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 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...

I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had...

I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had...

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people...

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people...