Quotes by Thomas Jefferson

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

#History, #Tyranny

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

#Future, #History, #Past

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

#Government, #History

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

#History

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

#Humor, #Peace

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

#Ignorance, #Nations

Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing,...

#Ignorance

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

#Inventions

One insult pocketed soon produces another

#Insults

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

#Justice

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of...

#Liberty, #Tyranny

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

#Education, #Liberty