The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend to keep these to the true principles of their institution

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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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,...

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong...

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong...

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...

Every generation needs a new revolution.

Every generation needs a new revolution.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never spend your money before you have it.

Living is something everyone can do, but few actually experience

Living is something everyone can do, but few actually experience

The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.

The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest

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

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

On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a...

On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a...

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of...

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of...

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...

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely...

We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely...

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government....

History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government....

If the personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution inhibit the government's ability to govern the...

If the personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution inhibit the government's ability to govern the...

The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this...

The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this...