Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: God Quotes, Obedience Quotes, Tyranny Quotes

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less...

The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves...

The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

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...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may...

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may...

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...

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government.

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government.

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

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...

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...

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy...

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy...

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

I can not live with out books.

I can not live with out books.

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

We'll never ever be as good on record as we are live because we're not...

We'll never ever be as good on record as we are live because we're not...

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a...

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a...

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

He knows the tax code as thoroughly as the pope knows the Lord's Prayer

He knows the tax code as thoroughly as the pope knows the Lord's Prayer