The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow...

I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

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 natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

France has sincerely wished peace, and their seducers have wished war, as well for the...

France has sincerely wished peace, and their seducers have wished war, as well for the...

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

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

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good...

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good...

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

His sentences didn't seem to have any verbs, which was par for a politician. All...

His sentences didn't seem to have any verbs, which was par for a politician. All...

If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on...

If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on...