"I think with the Romans, that the general……" — Thomas Jefferson

"I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary."

— Thomas Jefferson

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1,437 Quotes by Thomas Jefferson

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Religious leaders will always avail themselves of public ignorance for their own purpose.
Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your…
[Emigrants] will bring with them the principles of the governments they leave, imbibed in their early youth; or, if able…
The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted…
It is strangely absurd to suppose that a million of human beings, collected together, are not under the same moral…
The sentiments of men are known not only by what they receive, but what they reject also.
If ever there was a holy war, it was that which saved our liberties and gave us independence.
We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people whatever.
I have always said that a studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better…
The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.
It is not only vain, but wicked, in a legislator to frame laws in opposition to the laws of nature,…
Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness.

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I was born in the Ottawa General Hospital right after the Gray Cup Football Game in 1939. Six months later,… — Margaret Atwood
There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give… — Jane Austen
Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct. — Jane Austen
As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good… — Kelly Ayotte
That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted… — Charles Babbage
A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities. — Walter Bagehot
To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general,… — Mikhail Bakunin
The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done. — Arthur Balfour
Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness. — Honore de Balzac
I always feel that art in general and acting in particular should make the audience a little uncomfortable, to slap… — Antonio Banderas
The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think… — Roger Bannister

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