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

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When...

In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When...

The wise know too well their weakness to assume infallibility; and he who knows most,...

The wise know too well their weakness to assume infallibility; and he who knows most,...

At last now you can be what the old cannot recall and the young long...

At last now you can be what the old cannot recall and the young long...

I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party...

I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party...

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

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

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.

I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by...

I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by...

Living is something everyone can do, but few actually experience

Living is something everyone can do, but few actually experience

Experience (has) long taught me the reasonableness of mutual sacrifices of opinion among those who...

Experience (has) long taught me the reasonableness of mutual sacrifices of opinion among those who...

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...

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

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 man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.

The man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.

Fear can keep us up all night long, but faith makes one fine pillow.

Fear can keep us up all night long, but faith makes one fine pillow.

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

Figures never lie, but liars often figure

Figures never lie, but liars often figure

Official truths are often powerful illusions

Official truths are often powerful illusions