Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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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 boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

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...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

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

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

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.

That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned,...

Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned,...

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms...

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms...

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and...

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and...

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves...

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves...