Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance...

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance...

Every people may establish what form of government they please, and change it as they...

Every people may establish what form of government they please, and change it as they...

We never repent of having eaten too little.

We never repent of having eaten too little.

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

The second office of this government is honorable and easy, the first is but a...

The second office of this government is honorable and easy, the first is but a...

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...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

The freedom of the press is on of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can...

The freedom of the press is on of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can...

I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party...

I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party...

A single good government is a blessing to the whole earth.

A single good government is a blessing to the whole earth.

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...

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.

Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

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

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

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

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

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Driving a fire truck is always a thrill. Is it better than sex? No!

Driving a fire truck is always a thrill. Is it better than sex? No!

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism...

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism...