Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government...

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

Living is something everyone can do, but few actually experience

Living is something everyone can do, but few actually experience

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power...

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

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...

Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man

Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one...

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one...

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

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

The selfish spirit of commerce knows no country, and feels no passion of principle but...

The selfish spirit of commerce knows no country, and feels no passion of principle but...

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than...

It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than...

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a...

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a...

Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace

Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace

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...

Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for...

Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for...

In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out...

In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out...