Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Thomas Jefferson Quotes: I had rather ask an enlargement of power from the nation, where it is found necessary, than to assume it by a construction which would make our powers boundless.
         

I had rather ask an enlargement of power from the nation, where it is found necessary, than to assume it by a construction which would make our powers boundless.


Thomas Jefferson
Check all other quotes by Thomas Jefferson

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Thomas Jefferson Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 22 Nov. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/I-had-rather-ask-an-enlargement-of-1107467>.





Check out


Other quotes of Thomas Jefferson


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.



Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.



Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.



The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.



I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.



I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.



When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.



Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.



The government you elect is the government you deserve.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.



Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.





Other quotes you may like



She had died, I just never told her. So still, we walk, eat and sleep together, in fear one day she'll come to realize it.

She had died, I just never told her. So still, we walk, eat and sleep together, in fear one day she'll come to realize it.



The first step to healing is to make peace with your scars

The first step to healing is to make peace with your scars



The flow of spiritual connectedness and oneness with life will dwell in you if your heart and mind is open and innocent.

The flow of spiritual connectedness and oneness with life will dwell in you if your heart and mind is open and innocent.



I dont think we're the type of band people look at and say, 'I want to grow up to be just like that'. We're like a train wreck.

I dont think we're the type of band people look at and say, 'I want to grow up to be just like that'. We're like a train wreck.



The thought of flight has melted me, I am less solid than liquid, then I'm going up and going invisible like steam.

The thought of flight has melted me, I am less solid than liquid, then I'm going up and going invisible like steam.



You shouldn't do things differently just because they're different. They need to be... better.

You shouldn't do things differently just because they're different. They need to be... better.



Anybody in television lives under grinding deadlines.

Anybody in television lives under grinding deadlines.



I did end up doing substitute teaching, but there's not a lot of teaching involved in that.

I did end up doing substitute teaching, but there's not a lot of teaching involved in that.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "I had rather ask an enlargement of power from the nation, where it is found necessary, than to assume it by a construction which would make our powers boundless.". Author of this quote is Thomas Jefferson. This quote is about boundless, construction, found, notable, power, enlargement, constitution,.