There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

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...

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

The merchant has no country

The merchant has no country

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by...

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by...

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as...

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

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

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

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...

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...

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than...

I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than...

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...

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...

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road...

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road...

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...

The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him...

The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him...

We all know that the first bankers of the world Rothschilds are Jews; we know...

We all know that the first bankers of the world Rothschilds are Jews; we know...

The liberty of the press is most generally approved when it takes liberties with the...

The liberty of the press is most generally approved when it takes liberties with the...