The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

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.

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...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Traveling makes a man wiser, but less happy.

Traveling makes a man wiser, but less happy.

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

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...

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.

Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the...

Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the...

What has been the effect of religious coercion? To make half the world fools, and...

What has been the effect of religious coercion? To make half the world fools, and...

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

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

Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.

Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

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

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

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

Everything reminds Milton Friedman of the money supply. Well, everything reminds me of sex, but...

Everything reminds Milton Friedman of the money supply. Well, everything reminds me of sex, but...

Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow

Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow