The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Liberty Quotes

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...

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the...

If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the...

Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant....

Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant....

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,...

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend...

The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend...

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it...

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

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...

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

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...

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

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.

This is the fourth?

This is the fourth?

I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed...

I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed...

He is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad

He is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness...

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness...