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

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to...

I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to...

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

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

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as...

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as...

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

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

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the...

Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the...

So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that...

So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that...

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing,...

Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing,...

How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.

How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

Money and Corruption Are ruining the land Crooked politicians Betray the working man, Pocketing the...

Money and Corruption Are ruining the land Crooked politicians Betray the working man, Pocketing the...

Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due...

Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due...

Time is waste of money.

Time is waste of money.