The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure government, as sores do to the strength of the human body.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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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 moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

I cannot live without books.

I cannot live without books.

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...

Your own reason is the only oracle given you by heaven, and you are answerable...

Your own reason is the only oracle given you by heaven, and you are answerable...

The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him...

The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him...

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

We never repent of having eaten too little.

We never repent of having eaten too little.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.

Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

To conjure up such ridiculous questions, the answers to which we all know or should...

To conjure up such ridiculous questions, the answers to which we all know or should...

If you don't ask, you don't get.

If you don't ask, you don't get.