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- It is not the policy of the government in America to give aid to works of any kind. They let things take their natural course…
- The superiority of chocolate (hot chocolate), both for health and nourishment, will soon give it the same preference over tea and coffee in America which…
- female education ... has occupied my attention so far only as the education of my own daughters ... I thought it essential to give them…
- To all of which is added a selection from the elementary schools of subjects of the most promising genius, whose parents are too poor to…
- Considering the great importance to the public liberty of the freedom of the press, and the difficulty of submitting it to very precise rules, the…
- The most effectual means of preventing the perversion of power into tyranny are to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at…
- I have learned to be less confident in the conclusions of human reason, and give more credit to the honesty of contrary opinions.
- I love peace, and am anxious that we should give the world still another useful lesson, by showing to them other modes of punishing injuries…
- The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy to our desire of peace.
- Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains, rather than do an immoral act.
- Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never…
- I suppose, indeed, that in public life, a man whose political principles have any decided character and who has energy enough to give them effect…
- I have been happy . . . in believing that . . . whatever follies we may be led into as to foreign nations, we…
- The example of changing a constitution by assembling the wise men of the state, instead of assembling armies, will be worth as much to the…
- The construction applied . . . to those parts of the Constitution of the United States which delegate Congress a power . . . ought…
- We lay it down as a fundamental, that laws, to be just, must give a reciprocation of right; that, without this, they are mere arbitrary…
- Sir, no nation has ever yet existed or been governed without religion. Nor can be. The Christian religion is the best religion that has been given…
- The idea is quite unfounded that on entering into society we give up any natural rights.
- But the Chief Justice says, 'There must be an ultimate arbiter somewhere.' True, there must; but does that prove it is either party? The ultimate…
- I sincerely join you in abjuring all political connection with every foreign power; and tho I cordially wish well to the progress of liberty in…
- I never before knew the full value of trees....What would I not give that the trees planted nearest round the house at Monticello were full…
- 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…
- Reason and free inquiry are the only effective agents against error. Give a loose to them, they will support the true religion by bringing every…
- While wading through the whimsies, the puerilities, and unintelligible jargon of this work [Plato's Republic], I laid it down often to ask myself how it…
- The declaration that religious faith shall be unpunished does not give immunity to criminal acts dictated by religious error.
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