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Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence; it is jealousy, and not confidence, which prescribes limited constitutions, to bind down those whom we are obliged to trust with power."

Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence; it is jealousy, and not confidence, which prescribes limited constitutions, to bind down those whom we are obliged to trust with power.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Men fight for freedom; then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves."

Men fight for freedom; then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves.




Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Civil officials have no business meddling in private religious affairs."

Civil officials have no business meddling in private religious affairs.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true old man's milk and restorative cordial."

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true old man's milk and restorative cordial.




Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "The opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction."

The opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state."

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle."

But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.




Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "All authority belongs to the people."

All authority belongs to the people.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "The most successful war seldom pays for its losses."

The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is."

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



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Power is not alluring to pure minds."

Power is not alluring to pure minds.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "We never repent of having eaten too little."

We never repent of having eaten too little.




Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival."

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations."

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done."

So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "We are now vibrating between too much and too little government, and the pendulum will rest finally in the middle."

We are now vibrating between too much and too little government, and the pendulum will rest finally in the middle.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "The genius of architecture seems to have shed its maledictions over this land."

The genius of architecture seems to have shed its maledictions over this land.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force."

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American."

The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "The happiness of the domestic fireside is the first boon of Heaven; and it is well it is so, since it is that which is the lot of the mass of mankind."

The happiness of the domestic fireside is the first boon of Heaven; and it is well it is so, since it is that which is the lot of the mass of mankind.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern."

I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries; as long as they are chiefly agricultural."

I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries; as long as they are chiefly agricultural.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Exercise and application produce order in our affairs, health of body, cheerfulness of mind, and these make us precious to our friends"

Exercise and application produce order in our affairs, health of body, cheerfulness of mind, and these make us precious to our friends



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "What i value more than all things, good humor."

What i value more than all things, good humor.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Preachers dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight."

Preachers dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "He who lights his [candle] at mine receives light without darkening me."

He who lights his [candle] at mine receives light without darkening me.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Gouverneur Morris had often told me that General Washington believed no more of that system (Christianity) than did he himself."

Gouverneur Morris had often told me that General Washington believed no more of that system (Christianity) than did he himself.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong."

Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be great in both in proportion as it is free."

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be great in both in proportion as it is free.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Truth will do well enough if left to shift for herself."

Truth will do well enough if left to shift for herself.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity"

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail."

Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools."

A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Amplification is the vice of modern oratory. It is an insult to an assembly of reasonable men, disgusting and revolting instead ofpersuading. Speeches measured by the hour, die by the hour."

Amplification is the vice of modern oratory. It is an insult to an assembly of reasonable men, disgusting and revolting instead ofpersuading. Speeches measured by the hour, die by the hour.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "I cannot live without books: but fewer will suffice where amusement, and not use, is the only future object."

I cannot live without books: but fewer will suffice where amusement, and not use, is the only future object.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "[T]he dignity of parliament it seems can brook no opposition to it's power. Strange that a set of men who have made sale of theirvirtue to the minister should yet talk of retaining dignity!"

[T]he dignity of parliament it seems can brook no opposition to it's power. Strange that a set of men who have made sale of theirvirtue to the minister should yet talk of retaining dignity!



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Easter was when they nailed Him to the cross. And He never said a mumbling word."

Easter was when they nailed Him to the cross. And He never said a mumbling word.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "The eyes of our citizens are not sufficiently open to the true cause of our distress. They ascribe them to everything but their true cause, the banking system"

The eyes of our citizens are not sufficiently open to the true cause of our distress. They ascribe them to everything but their true cause, the banking system



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "All men are created equal."

All men are created equal.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "The people of every country are the only safe guardians of their own rights."

The people of every country are the only safe guardians of their own rights.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "The people cannot be all, and always well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive."

The people cannot be all, and always well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "It is too late in the day for men of sincerity to pretend they believe in the Platonic mysticisms that three are one, and one is three; and yet that the one is not three, and the three are not one."

It is too late in the day for men of sincerity to pretend they believe in the Platonic mysticisms that three are one, and one is three; and yet that the one is not three, and the three are not one.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "Trial by jury is part of the bright constellation which leads to peace, liberty and safety."

Trial by jury is part of the bright constellation which leads to peace, liberty and safety.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally's cellar."

On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally's cellar.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "The physician is happy in the attachment of the families in which he practices. All think he has saved one of them, and he finds himself everywhere a welcome guest, a home in every house."

The physician is happy in the attachment of the families in which he practices. All think he has saved one of them, and he finds himself everywhere a welcome guest, a home in every house.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale, and self-preservation in the other."

We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale, and self-preservation in the other.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "The last hope of human liberty in this world rests on us. we ought, for so dear a stake, to sacrifice every attachment & every enmity."

The last hope of human liberty in this world rests on us. we ought, for so dear a stake, to sacrifice every attachment & every enmity.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "The excellence of every government is its adaptation to the state of those to be governed by it."

The excellence of every government is its adaptation to the state of those to be governed by it.



Thomas Jefferson (?) Quotes: "I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind."

I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind.