The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Liberty Quotes

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause...

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause...

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may...

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

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...

I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel...

I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel...

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang...

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang...

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his...

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his...

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.

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 occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no...

No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no...

Every generation needs a new revolution.

Every generation needs a new revolution.

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government.

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government.

A little group of willful men reflecting no opinion but their own have rendered the...

A little group of willful men reflecting no opinion but their own have rendered the...

Johnny's in the basement, mixin' up the medicine...I'm on the pavement, thinkin' about the government.

Johnny's in the basement, mixin' up the medicine...I'm on the pavement, thinkin' about the government.

You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the...

You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the...