Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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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

Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value...

Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value...

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which...

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which...

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

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...

Delay is preferable to error.

Delay is preferable to error.

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

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...

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can...

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can...

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...

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

To myself, personally, it brings nothing but increasing drudgery and daily loss of friends.

To myself, personally, it brings nothing but increasing drudgery and daily loss of friends.

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.

Show me love & affection and you'll get twice as much in return.

Show me love & affection and you'll get twice as much in return.

This the curse of service: Preferment goes by letter and affection, and not by old...

This the curse of service: Preferment goes by letter and affection, and not by old...

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...

If a man is good in his heart, then he is an ethical member of...

If a man is good in his heart, then he is an ethical member of...