The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every...

To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every...

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

No man will ever carry out of the Presidency the reputation which carried him into...

No man will ever carry out of the Presidency the reputation which carried him into...

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.

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

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...

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 single good government is a blessing to the whole earth.

A single good government is a blessing to the whole earth.

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

Health is worth more than learning.

Health is worth more than learning.

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...

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...

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

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...

We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal...

We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal...

A little rebellion now and then... is a medicine necessary for the sound health of...

A little rebellion now and then... is a medicine necessary for the sound health of...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer...

We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer...

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school,...

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school,...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...