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

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

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...

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

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.

The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the...

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

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

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

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the...

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be...

I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be...

Every generation needs a new revolution.

Every generation needs a new revolution.

Every generation tries to put its doctrine on a high shelf where the children can...

Every generation tries to put its doctrine on a high shelf where the children can...

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and...

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and...

We have a lot of people revolutionizing the world because they've never had to present...

We have a lot of people revolutionizing the world because they've never had to present...