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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I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as...

I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as...

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...

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

Tranquility is the old mans milk

Tranquility is the old mans milk

Delay is preferable to error.

Delay is preferable to error.

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers,...

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers,...

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want...

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want...

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

Health is worth more than learning.

Health is worth more than learning.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Power is not alluring to pure minds

Power is not alluring to pure minds

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my...

I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my...

Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.

Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or...

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or...

You can't put a question mark where God puts a period.

You can't put a question mark where God puts a period.

Now I lay me down to take my sleep, I pray the Lord my soul...

Now I lay me down to take my sleep, I pray the Lord my soul...