All Thomas Jefferson Quotes
- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening… Advertising
- The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object. Any
- We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate. America
- I never told my own religion nor scrutinized that of another. I never attempted to make a convert, nor wished to change another's creed. I… Attempted
- 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… Abetting
- 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… According
- Man once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every… Absurdities
- Information is the currency of democracy. Currency
- If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It… Affair
- The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. All
- ...in war, they will kill some of us; we shall destroy all of them All
- 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. American
- I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under… Afterlife
- I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage, with my books, my family, and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon,… Any
- I wish I was a despot that I might save the noble, the beautiful trees that are daily falling sacrifice to the cupidity of their… Beautiful
- Health, learning and virtue will ensure your happiness; they will give you a quiet conscience, private esteem and public honour. Conscience
- My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Bad
- not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of . . . but to place before mankind the common sense of… Argument
- Those who hammer their guns into plows, will plow for those who do not. Gun
- We believe no more in Bonaparte's fighting merely for the liberties of the seas than in Great Britain's fighting for the liberties of mankind. The… Believe
- That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves. If we are directed from Washington (heads of an organization) when to sow… Best
- I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune during my public service, and of retiring with hands clean as they are… Added
- Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost. Depends
- Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; and no man… Abracadabra
- Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other. Always Lead