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

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Government Quotes, Liberty Quotes

No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another,...

No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another,...

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

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

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

How much does free cost?

How much does free cost?

It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of...

It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of...

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can...

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can...

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

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

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

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall...

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall...

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

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...

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.

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 principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

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 idea that any one of our religions represents the infallible word of the One...

The idea that any one of our religions represents the infallible word of the One...

History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total...

History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total...