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Self Government Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- the qualifications for self-government in society are not innate. they are the result of habit and long training.
- It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We are able to…
- A first attempt to recover the right of self government may fail, so may a second, a third, etc. But as a younger and more…
- May [our Declaration of Independence] be to the world, what I believe it will be (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to…
- The right of self-government does not comprehend the government of others.
- I have so much confidence in the good sense of man, and his qualifications for self-government, that I am never afraid of the issue where…
- Ignorance and bigotry, like other insanities, are incapable of self-government.
- We established however some, although not all its [self-government] important principles . The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is inherent…
- It has also been a great solace to me, to believe that you are engaged in vindicating to posterity the course we have pursued for…
- No one, I hope, can doubt my wish to see... all mankind exercising self-government, and capable of exercising it. But the question is not what…
- Every man, and every body of men on earth, possesses the right of self-government. They receive it with their being from the hand of nature.…
- We act not for ourselves but for the whole human race. The event of our experiment is to show whether man can be trusted with…
- 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…
- The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have kept them in the ignorance of children, and as incapable…
More Self Government Quotes
- The advent of self-government for the Iraqi people is a watershed moment in their history. — Todd Akin
- The Constitution of the United States, for instance, is a marvelous document for self-government by the Christian people. But the minute you… — Pat Robertson
- Self-denial is the test and definition of self-government. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free men to respect the rights and liberties of their fellows. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
- A true libertarian supports free enterprise, opposes big business; supports local self-government, opposes the nation-state; supports the National Rifle Association, opposes the… — Edward Abbey
- The necessity for external government to man is in an inverse ratio to the vigor of his self-government. Where the last is… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- the qualifications for self-government in society are not innate. they are the result of habit and long training. — Thomas Jefferson
- Near eighty years ago we began by declaring that all men are created equal; but now from that beginning we have run… — Abraham Lincoln
- Mr. President, passage of this bill will visit the heel of oppression on all the people, vitiate their constitutional shield against tyranny,… — Strom Thurmond
- It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We… — Thomas Jefferson
- A first attempt to recover the right of self government may fail, so may a second, a third, etc. But as a… — Thomas Jefferson
- May [our Declaration of Independence] be to the world, what I believe it will be (to some parts sooner, to others later,… — Thomas Jefferson