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Whether Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- We have solved, by fair experiment, the great and interesting question whether freedom of religion is compatible with order in government and obedience to the…
- The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by…
- I do not know whether you are fond of chemical reading. There are some things in this science worth reading.
- The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left…
- It is a moot question whether the origin of any kind of property is derived from nature at all. It is agreed by those who…
- A truth now and then projecting into the ocean of newspaper lies serves like headlands to correct our course. Indeed, my scepticism as to everything…
- Almighty God hath created the mind free. All attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens...are a departure from the plan of the holy…
- It is a [disputed] question, whether the circulation of paper, rather than of specie [gold and silver coin], is a good or an evil I…
- And Botany I rank with the most valuable sciences, whether we consider its subjects as furnishing the principal subsistence of life to man and beast,…
- The question whether the judges are invested with exclusive authority to decide on the constitutionality of a law has been heretofore a subject of consideration…
- Our particular principles of religion are a subject of accountability to our god alone. I enquire after no man's and trouble none with mine; nor…
- The parties of Whig and Tory are those of nature. They exist in all countries, whether called by these names or by those of Aristocrats…
- What has destroyed liberty and the rights of man in every government which has ever existed under the sun? The generalizing and concentrating all cares…
- 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…
- With all the defects in our Constitution, whether general or particular, the comparison of our government with those of Europe, is like a comparison of…
- And say, finally, whether peace is best preserved by giving energy to the government or information to the people. This last is the most legitimate…
- I have sometimes asked myself whether my country is the better for my having lived at all? I do not know that it is. I…
- 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…
- Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a…
- It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must…
- Whether I retire to bed early or late, I rise with the sun.
- Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment…
- Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a…
- I advance it therefore as a suspicion only, that the blacks, whether originally a distinct race, or made distinctby time and circumstances, are inferior to…
More Whether Quotes
- We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on… — Aristotle
- Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there… — Aristotle
- In every song I write, whether it's a love song or a political song or a song about family, the one thing… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is… — Mary Kay Ash
- The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes. — Bella Abzug
- What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different ethnicity or… — Chinua Achebe
- It's a moral question about whether we have the right to exterminate species. — David Attenborough
- I don't think we are going to become extinct. We're very clever and extremely resourceful - and we will find ways of… — David Attenborough
- Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest… — Marcus Aurelius
- Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a… — Sri Aurobindo
- It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed… — Jane Austen
- As the most social apes, we inhabit a mirror-world in which every important relationship, whether with spouse, friend or child, shapes the… — Diane Ackerman