All Thomas Jefferson Quotes
- An equal application of law to every condition of man is fundamental. Application
- Of distinction by birth or badge, [Americans] had no more idea than they had of the mode of existence in the moon or planets. They… Americans
- Lake George is without comparison, the most beautiful water I ever saw; formed by a contour of mountains into a basin... finely interspersed with islands,… Basin
- What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no… All
- To unequal privileges among members of the same society the spirit of our nation is, with one accord, adverse. Accord
- The most sacred of the duties of a government [is] to do equal and impartial justice to all its citizens. All
- The principles on which we engaged, of which the charter of our independence is the record, were sanctioned by the laws of our being, and… Alone
- Questions of natural right are triable by their conformity with the moral sense and reason of man. Conformity
- It is a principle that the right to a thing gives a right to the means without which it could not be used, that is… End
- The right to use a thing comprehends a right to the means necessary to its use, and without which it would be useless. Comprehends
- I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no… All
- Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks. Companion
- The idea is quite unfounded that on entering into society we give up any natural rights. Any
- It can never be too often repeated, that the time for fixing every essential right on a legal basis is while our rulers are honest,… Bases
- Circumstances sometimes require, that rights the most unquestionable should be advanced with delicacy. Advanced
- All... natural rights may be abridged or modified in [their] exercise by law. Abridged
- It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all. All
- Laws abridging the natural right of the citizen should be restrained by rigorous constructions within their narrowest limits. Abridging
- If we are made in some degree for others, yet in a greater are we made for ourselves. It were contrary to feeling and indeed… All
- No one has a right to obstruct another exercising his faculties innocently for the relief of sensibilities made a part of his nature. Exercise
- Our rulers can have authority over such natural rights only as we have submitted to them. Authority
- The equal rights of man and the happiness of every individual are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government. Acknowledged
- I may err in my measures, but never shall deflect from the intention to fortify the public liberty by every possible means, and to put… Deflect
- The true fountains of evidence [are] the head and heart of every rational and honest man. It is there nature has written her moral laws,… Every Man
- God has formed us moral agents... that we may promote the happiness of those with whom He has placed us in society, by acting honestly… Acting