The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper...

Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper...

Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.

Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.

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...

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

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...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms (of government) those entrusted with power...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms (of government) those entrusted with power...

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of...

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of...

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...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

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 find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.

I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

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...

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

Welcome to our society. You will be judged on what you wear, your taste in...

Welcome to our society. You will be judged on what you wear, your taste in...