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Thomas Jefferson Quotes

A private central bank issuing the public currency is a greater menace to the liberties of the people than a standing army. We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt Picture Quote #1

If we move in mass, be it ever so circuitously, we shall attain our object; but if we break into squads, everyone pursuing the path he thinks most direct, we become an easy conquest to those who can now barely hold us in check Picture Quote #1

It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible Picture Quote #1

The worst day in a man’s life is when he sits down and begins thinking about how he can get something for nothing Picture Quote #1

Without health there is no happiness. An attention to health, then, should take the place of every other object Picture Quote #1

Every nation has a right to govern itself internally under what forms it pleases, and to change these forms at its own will Picture Quote #1

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Nothing is more incumbent on the old than to know when they should get out of the way and relinquish to younger successors the honors they can no longer earn, and the duties they can no longer perform Picture Quote #1

Who better to so softly bind the wound of one, than she who has suffered the wound herself Picture Quote #1

If I had to choose between government and a free press, I would choose a free press Picture Quote #1

We will be soldiers, so our sons may be farmers, so their sons may be artists Picture Quote #1

Ignorance of the law is no excuse in any country. If it were, the laws would lose their effect, because it can always be pretended Picture Quote #1

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens... There has never been a moment of my life in which I should have relinquished for it the enjoyments of my family, my farm, my friends and books Picture Quote #1

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The best hemp and the best tobacco grow on the same kind of soil. The former article is of the first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country. The latter, never useful Picture Quote #1

The most effective means of preventing tyranny is to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at large, and more especially to give them knowledge of those facts Picture Quote #1

Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind Picture Quote #1

It is an encouraging observation that no good measure was ever proposed which, if duly pursued, failed to prevail in the end Picture Quote #1

Paper money is liable to be abused, has been, is, and forever will be abused, in every country in which it is permitted Picture Quote #1

One never really knows how much one has been touched by a place until one has left it Picture Quote #1

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... is the spirit of the people an infallible, a permanent reliance?... the spirit of the times may alter, will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless Picture Quote #1

Where the law of the majority ceases to be acknowledged, there government ends; the law of the strongest takes its place, and life and property are his who can take them Picture Quote #1

We are sensible of the duty and expediency of submitting our opinions to the will of the majority, and can wait with patience till they get right if they happen to be at any time wrong Picture Quote #1

If the measures which have been pursued are approved by the majority, it is the duty of the minority to acquiesce and conform Picture Quote #1

Heliotrope. To be sowed in the spring. A delicious flower, but I suspect it must be planted in boxes and kept in the house in the winter. The smell rewards the care Picture Quote #1

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks Picture Quote #1

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All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression Picture Quote #1

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion Picture Quote #1

It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it Picture Quote #1

I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms are in the physical. Unsuccessful rebellions, indeed, generally establish the encroachments on the rights of the people, which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions, as not to discourage them too much. It is medicine necessary for the sound health of government Picture Quote #1

Above all things, lose no occasion of exercising your dispositions to be grateful, to be generous, to be charitable, to be humane, to be true, just, firm, orderly, courageous, etc. Consider every act of this kind as an exercise which will strengthen your moral faculties and increase your worth Picture Quote #1

Our particular principles of religion are a subject of accountability to our God alone. I enquire after no man’s and trouble none with mine; nor is it given to us in this life to know whether yours or mine, our friend’s or our foe’s, are exactly the right Picture Quote #1

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A private central bank issuing the public currency is a greater menace to the liberties of the people than a standing army. We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) If we move in mass, be it ever so circuitously, we shall attain our object; but if we break into squads, everyone pursuing the path he thinks most direct, we become an easy conquest to those who can now barely hold us in check (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) The worst day in a man’s life is when he sits down and begins thinking about how he can get something for nothing (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Without health there is no happiness. An attention to health, then, should take the place of every other object (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Every nation has a right to govern itself internally under what forms it pleases, and to change these forms at its own will (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Nothing is more incumbent on the old than to know when they should get out of the way and relinquish to younger successors the honors they can no longer earn, and the duties they can no longer perform (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Who better to so softly bind the wound of one, than she who has suffered the wound herself (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) If I had to choose between government and a free press, I would choose a free press (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) We will be soldiers, so our sons may be farmers, so their sons may be artists (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Ignorance of the law is no excuse in any country. If it were, the laws would lose their effect, because it can always be pretended (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens... There has never been a moment of my life in which I should have relinquished for it the enjoyments of my family, my farm, my friends and books (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) The best hemp and the best tobacco grow on the same kind of soil. The former article is of the first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country. The latter, never useful (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) The most effective means of preventing tyranny is to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at large, and more especially to give them knowledge of those facts (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) It is an encouraging observation that no good measure was ever proposed which, if duly pursued, failed to prevail in the end (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Paper money is liable to be abused, has been, is, and forever will be abused, in every country in which it is permitted (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) One never really knows how much one has been touched by a place until one has left it (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) ... is the spirit of the people an infallible, a permanent reliance?... the spirit of the times may alter, will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Where the law of the majority ceases to be acknowledged, there government ends; the law of the strongest takes its place, and life and property are his who can take them (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) We are sensible of the duty and expediency of submitting our opinions to the will of the majority, and can wait with patience till they get right if they happen to be at any time wrong (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) If the measures which have been pursued are approved by the majority, it is the duty of the minority to acquiesce and conform (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Heliotrope. To be sowed in the spring. A delicious flower, but I suspect it must be planted in boxes and kept in the house in the winter. The smell rewards the care (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms are in the physical. Unsuccessful rebellions, indeed, generally establish the encroachments on the rights of the people, which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions, as not to discourage them too much. It is medicine necessary for the sound health of government (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Above all things, lose no occasion of exercising your dispositions to be grateful, to be generous, to be charitable, to be humane, to be true, just, firm, orderly, courageous, etc. Consider every act of this kind as an exercise which will strengthen your moral faculties and increase your worth (Thomas Jefferson Quotes) Our particular principles of religion are a subject of accountability to our God alone. I enquire after no man’s and trouble none with mine; nor is it given to us in this life to know whether yours or mine, our friend’s or our foe’s, are exactly the right (Thomas Jefferson Quotes)

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