Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends life, liberty, and the pursuit...

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends life, liberty, and the pursuit...

Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper...

Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper...

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity...

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity...

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...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

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

Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts...

Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts...

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

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

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...

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow...

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow...

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...

One insult pocketed soon produces another

One insult pocketed soon produces another

Zombies are looking for brains. Don't worry. You're safe.

Zombies are looking for brains. Don't worry. You're safe.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.