Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Thomas Jefferson Quotes: I know of no safe depository of the ultimate power of the society but the people themselves.
         

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate power of the society but the people themselves.


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. 27 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/I-know-of-no-safe-depository-of-1107573>.





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


My vibration is always in the sublime sunshine of life!

My vibration is always in the sublime sunshine of life!



Science doesn't tell us what we should do. It only tells us what is.

Science doesn't tell us what we should do. It only tells us what is.



It is in fact a part of the function of education to help us to escape not from our own time - for we are bound by that - but from the intellectual and emotional limitations of our time.

It is in fact a part of the function of education to help us to escape not from our own time - for we are bound by that - but from the intellectual and emotional limitations of our time.



I can be a horrible actor, but I make a move that makes a money I'm secured a job.

I can be a horrible actor, but I make a move that makes a money I'm secured a job.



I served on the Armed Services Committee for 18 years and we must lead, or the job won't get done, unfortunately, for our country.

I served on the Armed Services Committee for 18 years and we must lead, or the job won't get done, unfortunately, for our country.



Every love story is a potential grief story.

Every love story is a potential grief story.



I tend to work towards specific exhibitions, so there will often be a big push towards the end when we're finishing off a bunch of stuff.

I tend to work towards specific exhibitions, so there will often be a big push towards the end when we're finishing off a bunch of stuff.



Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.



What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?

What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?



Partiality in a parent is unlucky; for fondlings are in danger to be made fools.

Partiality in a parent is unlucky; for fondlings are in danger to be made fools.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "I know of no safe depository of the ultimate power of the society but the people themselves.". Author of this quote is Thomas Jefferson. This quote is about peace, people, safe, society, war, ultimate power,.