The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.

Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.

One insult pocketed soon produces another

One insult pocketed soon produces another

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.

No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.

If the obstacles of bigotry and priestcraft can be surmounted, we may hope that common...

If the obstacles of bigotry and priestcraft can be surmounted, we may hope that common...

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

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...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less...

Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects, and so will continue while the...

Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects, and so will continue while the...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

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...

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.

Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.

Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes...

Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes...

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...

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

Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone,...

Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone,...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...