Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: God Quotes, Obedience Quotes, Tyranny Quotes

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my...

I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my...

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow...

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow...

I cannot live without books.

I cannot live without books.

I am for a government rigorously frugal and simple, applying all the possible savings of...

I am for a government rigorously frugal and simple, applying all the possible savings of...

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

But friendship is precious, not only in shade, but in the sunshine of life; and...

But friendship is precious, not only in shade, but in the sunshine of life; and...

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...

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...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms...

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do.

The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do.

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork

The last motive in the world for acquiring vocabulary should be to impress. Words should...

The last motive in the world for acquiring vocabulary should be to impress. Words should...