War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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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

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the...

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the...

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel...

I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel...

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.

Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another.

I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his...

Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

The basis of our government (is) is opinion of the people.

The basis of our government (is) is opinion of the people.

Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. truth itself becomes suspicious...

Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. truth itself becomes suspicious...

My only wish is I die real cause that truth hurts, and those lies heal.

My only wish is I die real cause that truth hurts, and those lies heal.

A half-truth is a whole lie

A half-truth is a whole lie