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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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...

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...

Of all the cankers of human happiness none corrodes with so silent, yet so baneful...

Of all the cankers of human happiness none corrodes with so silent, yet so baneful...

Power is not alluring to pure minds.

Power is not alluring to pure minds.

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...

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

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...

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

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 freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.

No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

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...

I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party...

I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

Delay is preferable to error.

Delay is preferable to error.

The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and...

The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and...

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.

Here's to the people who always have a smile on their face and no matter...

Here's to the people who always have a smile on their face and no matter...

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

To forget oneself is to be happy.

To forget oneself is to be happy.

To explore what it would mean to live fully, sensually alive and passionately on purpose,...

To explore what it would mean to live fully, sensually alive and passionately on purpose,...