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Thomas Jefferson Quotes

A nation, as a society, forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society Picture Quote #1

We often repent of what we have said, but never, never, of that which we have not Picture Quote #1

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings, priests and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance Picture Quote #1

In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own Picture Quote #1

Every human being must be viewed according to what it is good for. For not one of us, no, not one, is perfect. And were we to love none who had imperfection, this world would be a desert for our love Picture Quote #1

Health, learning and virtue will ensure your happiness; they will give you a quiet conscience, private esteem and public honour Picture Quote #1

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Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other Picture Quote #1

To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude Picture Quote #1

As new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times Picture Quote #1

Too old to plant trees for my own gratification, I shall do it for my posterity Picture Quote #1

Never trust a man who won’t accept that there is more than one way to spell a word Paraphrased Picture Quote #1

The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors Picture Quote #1

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Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry Picture Quote #1

If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as the souls who live under tyranny Picture Quote #1

He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time Picture Quote #1

Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time Picture Quote #1

I am increasingly persuaded that the earth belongs exclusively to the living and that one generation has no more right to bind another to it’s laws and judgments than one independent nation has the right to command another Picture Quote #1

If I am to meet with a disappointment, the sooner I know it, the more of life I shall have to wear it off Picture Quote #1

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I am satisfied, and sufficiently occupied with the things which are, without tormenting or troubling myself about those which may indeed be, but of which I have no evidence Picture Quote #1

And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor Picture Quote #1

I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendency of one sect over another Picture Quote #1

Our civil rights have no dependence upon our religious opinions more than our opinions in physics or geometry Picture Quote #1

We have no right to prejudice another in his civil enjoyments because he is of another church Picture Quote #1

I cannot live without books: but fewer will suffice where amusement, and not use, is the only future object Picture Quote #1

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I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover health by medicines I am compelled to take against my own judgment; but I cannot be saved by a worship I disbelieve and abhor Picture Quote #1

I have lived temperately, eating little animal food, and that not as an aliment, so much as a condiment for the vegetables, which constitute my principal diet Picture Quote #1

No man will ever bring out of that office the reputation which carries him into it. The honeymoon would be as short in that case as in any other, and its moments of ecstasy would be ransomed by years of torment and hatred Picture Quote #1

I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed sometimes fail, but not oftener than the forebodings of the gloomy Picture Quote #1

Exercise and application produce order in our affairs, health of body, cheerfulness of mind, and these make us precious to our friends Picture Quote #1

In a government bottomed on the will of all, the... liberty of every individual citizen becomes interesting to all Picture Quote #1

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A nation, as a society, forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) We often repent of what we have said, but never, never, of that which we have not (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings, priests and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Every human being must be viewed according to what it is good for. For not one of us, no, not one, is perfect. And were we to love none who had imperfection, this world would be a desert for our love (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Health, learning and virtue will ensure your happiness; they will give you a quiet conscience, private esteem and public honour (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) As new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Too old to plant trees for my own gratification, I shall do it for my posterity (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Never trust a man who won’t accept that there is more than one way to spell a word Paraphrased (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as the souls who live under tyranny (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) I am increasingly persuaded that the earth belongs exclusively to the living and that one generation has no more right to bind another to it’s laws and judgments than one independent nation has the right to command another (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) If I am to meet with a disappointment, the sooner I know it, the more of life I shall have to wear it off (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) I am satisfied, and sufficiently occupied with the things which are, without tormenting or troubling myself about those which may indeed be, but of which I have no evidence (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendency of one sect over another (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Our civil rights have no dependence upon our religious opinions more than our opinions in physics or geometry (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) We have no right to prejudice another in his civil enjoyments because he is of another church (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) I cannot live without books: but fewer will suffice where amusement, and not use, is the only future object (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover health by medicines I am compelled to take against my own judgment; but I cannot be saved by a worship I disbelieve and abhor (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) I have lived temperately, eating little animal food, and that not as an aliment, so much as a condiment for the vegetables, which constitute my principal diet (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) No man will ever bring out of that office the reputation which carries him into it. The honeymoon would be as short in that case as in any other, and its moments of ecstasy would be ransomed by years of torment and hatred (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed sometimes fail, but not oftener than the forebodings of the gloomy (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 (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) In a government bottomed on the will of all, the... liberty of every individual citizen becomes interesting to all (Thomas Jefferson Quotes)

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