"The foundation on which (our government is) built……" — Thomas Jefferson
"The foundation on which (our government is) built is the natural equality of man, the denial of every pre-eminence but that annexed to legal office, and particularly the denial of a pre-eminence by birth."
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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.
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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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Every day confirms my opinion on the superiority of a vicious life, and if Virtue is not its own reward,…
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Kings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness... We claim them from a higher source - from…
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Wonder [admiratio astonishment, marvel] is a kind of desire for knowledge. The situation arises when one sees an effect and…
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The thrill of creation which we experience which we experience when we see a masterpiece is not unlike the feeling…
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He who has annexed them [some principalities], if he wishes to hold them, has only to bear in mind two…
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The orbit of human vision has widened and art has annexed fresh territories that were formerly denied to it.
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Every other sin hath some pleasure annexed to it, or will admit of an excuse: envy alone wants both.
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Kings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness. We claim them from a higher source. from the…
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