We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise...

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise...

Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for...

Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for...

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...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have...

The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have...

Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that...

Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that...

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.

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...

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned,...

Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned,...

My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope...

My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope...

No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no...

No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

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,...

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...

The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the military is that...

The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the military is that...

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

There is no question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and...

There is no question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and...