What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no more than the sum of the rights of the individuals.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing...

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing...

I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel...

I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel...

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

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

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...

There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the...

There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to 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...

We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely...

We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely...

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.

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.

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a...

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a...

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to...

Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to...

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of...

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues 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 Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of...

The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of...

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...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried...

Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried...

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.