The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have kept them in the ignorance of children, and as incapable of self-government as children. If the obstacles of bigotry, the shackles of the priest-craft can…

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by...

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by...

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.

Power is not alluring to pure minds

Power is not alluring to pure minds

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

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...

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

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 believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

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...

Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of...

Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of...

The merchant has no country

The merchant has no country

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

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

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

The second office of this government is honorable and easy, the first is but a...

The second office of this government is honorable and easy, the first is but a...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

You've got to sing sometimes like you don't need the money. Love sometimes like you'll...

You've got to sing sometimes like you don't need the money. Love sometimes like you'll...

Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it...

Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it...