We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal and independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent and inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, and liberty, and the pursuit…

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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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.

No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another,...

No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another,...

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

The merchant has no country

The merchant has no country

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may...

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

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...

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

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...

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest...

I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest...

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or...

I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.

Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.

In every country and in every age the priest has been hostile to liberty; he...

In every country and in every age the priest has been hostile to liberty; he...

There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the...

There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the...

When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in...

When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in...

On the whole, age comes more gently to those who have some doorway into an...

On the whole, age comes more gently to those who have some doorway into an...