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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I cannot live without books.

I cannot live without books.

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...

Taste cannot be controlled by law

Taste cannot be controlled by law

How much does free cost?

How much does free cost?

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

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

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the...

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.

Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.

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.

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

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.

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...

Health is worth more than learning.

Health is worth more than learning.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

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...

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.

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed...

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed...