Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance...

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance...

I live for books.

I live for books.

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all...

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all...

Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace

Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace

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...

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

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

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

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. truth itself becomes suspicious...

Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. truth itself becomes suspicious...

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

If God is just, I tremble for my country.

The moral sense, or conscience, is as much a part of man as his leg...

The moral sense, or conscience, is as much a part of man as his leg...

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never spend your money before you have it.

Every generation needs a new revolution.

Every generation needs a new revolution.

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies

Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies

What I conclude is that religion has nothing to do with experience or reason but...

What I conclude is that religion has nothing to do with experience or reason but...

But when he (Peter) saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried...

But when he (Peter) saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried...