We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people whatever

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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

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

The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and...

To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and...

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government

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 can not live with out books.

I can not live with out books.

One man with courage is a majority.

One man with courage is a majority.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang...

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

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 find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

One insult pocketed soon produces another

One insult pocketed soon produces another

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less...

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,...

A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.

A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.

I can make a scene that's not supposed to be sexy, very sexy. It's a...

I can make a scene that's not supposed to be sexy, very sexy. It's a...