The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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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...

Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value...

Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value...

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

I find as I grow older that I love those most whom I loved first.

I find as I grow older that I love those most whom I loved first.

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish...

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish...

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.

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits...

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits...

How much does free cost?

How much does free cost?

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

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...

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

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

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

Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.

Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.

If government have a right of demanding ad libitum and of taxing us themselves to...

If government have a right of demanding ad libitum and of taxing us themselves to...

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that...

History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that...

Marx was wrong; jealousy and pride, emotional forces, are just as responsible as hunger and...

Marx was wrong; jealousy and pride, emotional forces, are just as responsible as hunger and...