"No man has a natural right to commit……" — Thomas Jefferson
"No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another; and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him."
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1,437 Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson has 1,437 quotes on this site.
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Religious leaders will always avail themselves of public ignorance for their own purpose.
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Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your…
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[Emigrants] will bring with them the principles of the governments they leave, imbibed in their early youth; or, if able…
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The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted…
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It is strangely absurd to suppose that a million of human beings, collected together, are not under the same moral…
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The sentiments of men are known not only by what they receive, but what they reject also.
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If ever there was a holy war, it was that which saved our liberties and gave us independence.
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We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people whatever.
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I have always said that a studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better…
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The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.
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It is not only vain, but wicked, in a legislator to frame laws in opposition to the laws of nature,…
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Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness.
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More Aggression Quotes
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I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect…
— Roger Bannister
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We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation…
— Franklin P. Adams
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The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, with the…
— Alfred Adler
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Since its first day as a nation, Israel has lived under a cloud of aggression from militant extremists and hostile…
— John Boehner
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Most recently, terrorist forces have captured Israeli soldiers and fired rockets into Israeli cities - both unprovoked. These acts of…
— John Boehner
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I have a lot of aggression in me that needs to come out in a not-very-precise or articulate way.
— Christina Aguilera
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We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.
— George W. Bush
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We all seem to be about aggression and greed. It's a massive pressure that affects us all.
— Eric Cantona
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
— Jimmy Carter
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It is only when aggression is legitimate that one can expect prodigies of valour.
— Unknown Author
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It is not the business of government to make men virtuous or religious, or to preserve the fool from the…
— Henry George
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Once practice starts, we work hard, and that's the best conditioning there is. Everything counts. Every little thing counts. Run…
— Pete Carril
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