Your own reason is the only oracle given you by heaven, and you are answerable for, not the rightness, but the uprightness of the decision

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason...

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...

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

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...

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to...

Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to...

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.

We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.

The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves...

The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves...