The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the...

The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the...

I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or...

I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or...

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...

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

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

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...

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

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.

No government can continue good but under the control of the people.

No government can continue good but under the control of the people.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

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...

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

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...

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

This only is denied to God: the power to undo the past.

This only is denied to God: the power to undo the past.

If God dropped acid, would he see people?

If God dropped acid, would he see people?

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me.