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Interests Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous and they are tied to…
- Of the various executive abilities, no one excited more anxious concern than that of placing the interests of our fellow-citizens in the hands of honest…
- I have ever deemed it fundamental for the United States never to take active part in the quarrels of Europe. Their political interests are entirely…
- To instruct the mass of our citizens in these, their rights, interests and duties, as men and citizens...this brings us to the point at which…
- I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be grateful, to be faithful to all engagements under all circumstances,…
- I am not myself apt to be alarmed at innovations recommended by reason. That dread belongs to those whose interests or prejudices shrink from the…
- Men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties: 1. Those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw all powers from…
- Reading, reflection and time have convinced me that the interests of society require the observation of those moral precepts only in which all religions agree.
- With nations as with individuals our interests soundly calculated will ever be found inseparable from our moral duties.
- We are firmly convinced, and we act on that conviction, that with nations as with individuals our interests soundly calculated will ever be found inseparable…
- If, then, the control of the people over the organs of their government be the measure of its republicanism, and I confess I know no…
- The purpose of establishing different houses of legislation is to introduce the influence of different interests or different principles.
- The interests of a nation, when well understood, will be found to coincide with their moral duties.
- Reading, reflection and time have convinced me that the interests of society require the observation of those moral precepts only in which all religions agree…
- 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…
- I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be grateful, to be faithful to all engagements under all circumstances,…
More Interests Quotes
- Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he… — Sai Baba
- I feel I'm two people: I have my interest in acting and I have a lot of other political interests I'd like… — Alec Baldwin
- I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver… — Tammy Baldwin
- Beauty is the disinterested one, without which the ancient world refused to understand itself, a word which both imperceptibly and yet unmistakably… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
- The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where… — Henry Adams
- Organized labor, if they're doing a responsible job, is going to organize the pooling of small amounts of money to protect the… — Warren Beatty
- An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare… — Felix Adler
- Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. — Ambrose Bierce
- Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought… — Ambrose Bierce
- Mr. President, the buzz saw that your healthcare bill ran into wasn't lobbyists and special interests it was tens of millions of… — John Boehner
- Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance U.S. interests. — John Bolton
- There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical… — John Bolton