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Possible Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- Wake up, dream, have the ambition to do the things you have always dreamed of, go farther than any man has ever been before, go…
- I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever: that, considering numbers, nature, and natural means…
- Time indeed changes manners and notions, and so far we must expect institutions to bend to them. But time produces also corruption of principles, and…
- Never suppose that in any possible situation or under any circumstances that it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing however slightly so…
- Though you cannot see, when you take one step, what will be the next, yet follow truth, justice, and plain dealing, and never fear their…
- The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree of happiness possible to the general mass of those associated…
- 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…
- The Constitution on which our Union rests, shall be administered by me [as President] according to the safe and honest meaning contemplated by the plain…
- 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…
- It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible.
- An enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic. Self-government is not possible unless the citizens are educated sufficiently to enable them…
- I do believe that General Washington had not a firm confidence in the durability of our government. He was naturally distrustful of men, and inclined…
- It is not too soon to provide by every possible means that as few as possible shall be without a little portion of land. The…
- I am for a government rigorously frugal & simple, applying all the possible savings of the public revenue to the discharge of the national debt;…
- Political dissension is doubtless a less evil than the lethargy of despotism: but still it is a great evil, and it would be as worthy…
- Our Constitution... has not left the religion of its citizens under the power of its public functionaries, were it possible that any of these should…
- Every man wishes to pursue his occupation and to enjoy the fruits of his labours and the produce of his property in peace and safety,…
- Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.
- I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction…
- That the enthusiasm which characterizes youth should lift its parricide hands against freedom and science would be such a monstrous phenomenon as I cannot place…
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- In communist society, where nobody has one exclusive sphere of activity but each can become accomplished in any branch he wishes, society… — Karl Marx