Commentary Quote by Thomas Jefferson Download Open image “The best commentary on the principles of government which has ever been written.” — Thomas Jefferson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Commentary Government Politics Principles Written
Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men… — Leland Stanford Copy Share Image
I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? — James Madison Copy Share Image
The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written. — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Nothing can conduce more to the order and stability of a government than the simplicity of the laws, the proper definition of rights, and… — Sam Houston Copy Share Image
Government is the exercise of all the great qualities of the human mind. — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
The United States Constitution has proven itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written. — Franklin D Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various… — George Mason Copy Share Image
The Founding Father expressed in words for all to read the ideal of Government based upon the dignity of the individual. That ideal previously… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Our system of government works best when there are checks and balances led by independent entities that are empowered to conduct fair and rigorous… — Letitia James Copy Share Image
A man has a right to use a saw, an axe, a plane, separately; may he not combine their uses on the same piece… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
[States and the Federal government are] coordinate departments of one simple and integral whole... The one is the domestic, the other the foreign branch… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendency of one sect over another. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Perceiving the order of nature to be that individual happiness shall be inseparable from the practice of virtue, I am willing to hope it… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence; it is jealousy, and not confidence, which prescribes limited constitutions, to bind down those… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Though you cannot see, when you take one step, what will be the next, yet follow truth, justice, and plain dealing, and never fear… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded are justice and fear. After the injuries we have done them,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Knowledge is power...knowled ge is safety...knowle dge is happiness. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
There is... an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents... The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Things happen too quickly, crisis follows crisis, the soil of our minds is perpetually disturbed. Each of us, to relieve his feelings, broadcasts his… — Jan Struther Copy Share Image
The narration, in fact, doubles the drama with a commentary without which no mise en scene would be possible. — Jacques Lacan Copy Share Image
I always had a running commentary in my head that was extremely funny and off-center, but I never said it to anyone. — Elayne Boosler Copy Share Image
I don't like going to football games. I like watching them on television. When you go to a game, it's hard to focus. There's… — John Legend Copy Share Image
Melissa McCarthy just opened this new movie, 'Identity Thief,' and Rex Reed, who's a known critic, wrote a scathing commentary on her weight. I… — Josh Gad Copy Share Image
Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual… — Imran Khan Copy Share Image
Where beauty is worshipped for beauty's sake as a goddess, independent of and superior to morality and philosophy, the most horrible putrefaction is apt… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
[John Calvin's] treatment of the person and work of Christ, of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer, of prayer and liturgy,… — Oliver D. Crisp Copy Share Image
My work is not so much a direct commentary as it is an open-ended observation of the absurdities around us. — Ori Gersht Copy Share Image
“The late-afternoon light was thick and orange and she passed four different couples taking photos of themselves on the same cobblestoned block, all their… — Catherine Lacey Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in the director's commentary stuff. I think that stuff is really boring. And, if the director explains too much, it takes… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
“Every time I check Facebook, I get sick of my friends' pointless dramatic posts!” — Malak Abu Shanab Copy Share Image
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