We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy, to avoid burdening the people, and arming the magistrate with patronage of money, which might be used to corrupt and undermine the principles of our…

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Money, not morality, is the principle of commerce and commercial nations.

Money, not morality, is the principle of commerce and commercial nations.

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.

We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper...

Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by...

Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

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

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

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, an hundred.

When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, an hundred.

Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man.

Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man.

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...

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...

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be...

Tranquility is the old man's milk

Tranquility is the old man's milk

Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts...

Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts...

Conscience is the frame of character, and love is the covering for it

Conscience is the frame of character, and love is the covering for it

Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it

Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it