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

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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I find as I grow older that I love those most whom I loved first.

I find as I grow older that I love those most whom I loved first.

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...

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of...

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of...

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...

Delay is preferable to error.

Delay is preferable to error.

Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I...

Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I...

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...

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...

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

A single good government is a blessing to the whole earth.

A single good government is a blessing to the whole earth.

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...

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 juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

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.

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...

Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies

Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies

In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times you should forgive, and...

In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times you should forgive, and...

Do you think it all meant nothing, all the longing? The longing for home? For...

Do you think it all meant nothing, all the longing? The longing for home? For...