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 abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of...

Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot 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...

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

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

I cannot live without books.

I cannot live without books.

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.

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...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave

There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The...

There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The...

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow...

I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow...

He is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad

He is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich...

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich...

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience,...

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience,...