Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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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...

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the...

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the...

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts...

Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.

There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The...

There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The...

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

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...

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.

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

Living is something everyone can do, but few actually experience

Living is something everyone can do, but few actually experience

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

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

If we really love ourselves, everything in our life works.

If we really love ourselves, everything in our life works.

Death is the only inescapable, unavoidable, sure thing. We are sentenced to die the day...

Death is the only inescapable, unavoidable, sure thing. We are sentenced to die the day...

Listening to your tape, I was reminded of this poem. It has the central question:...

Listening to your tape, I was reminded of this poem. It has the central question:...