We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale, and self-preservation in the other.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of...

Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of...

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...

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong...

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong...

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

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

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending...

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

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...

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

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...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

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.

Delay is preferable to error.

Delay is preferable to error.

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...

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy...

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy...

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.