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

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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I cannot live without books.

I cannot live without books.

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....

Politics, like religion, hold up torches of martyrdom to the reformers of error.

Politics, like religion, hold up torches of martyrdom to the reformers of error.

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

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,...

Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the...

Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the...

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...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

I can never fear that things will go far wrong where common sense has fair...

I can never fear that things will go far wrong where common sense has fair...

It was more in our spirit to let things come to rights by the plain...

It was more in our spirit to let things come to rights by the plain...

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest...

I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to...

Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing,...

Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing,...

We never repent of having eaten too little.

We never repent of having eaten too little.

The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of...

The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of...

I feel that I am a citizen of the American dream and that the revolutionary...

I feel that I am a citizen of the American dream and that the revolutionary...

Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant...

Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant...

They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself

They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself

If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than...

If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than...