The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings, priests and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in…

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers...

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers...

I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.

I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.

I do not agree that an age of pleasure is no compensation for a moment...

I do not agree that an age of pleasure is no compensation for a moment...

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.

The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous...

The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous...

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

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

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

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

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.

Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

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...

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to...

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

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

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

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism....

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism....

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

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