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

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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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.

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

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

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

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

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies

Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies

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...

I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party...

I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party...

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...

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed...

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed...

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads...

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads...

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.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal...

We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal...

What has been the effect of religious coercion? To make half the world fools, and...

What has been the effect of religious coercion? To make half the world fools, and...

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.

My children will never know what its like, not being able to see a movie...

My children will never know what its like, not being able to see a movie...

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable...

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable...

Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of...

Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of...

What is past is prologue.

What is past is prologue.