"The natural aristocracy I consider as the most……" — Thomas Jefferson
"The natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature for the instruction, the trusts, and government of society. And indeed it would have been inconsistent in creation to have formed man for the social state, and not to have provided virtue and wisdom enough to manage the concerns of the society. May we not even say that that form of government is the best which provides the most - for a pure selection of these natural aristoi into the offices of government?"
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1,437 Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
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We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people whatever.
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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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Every American poet feels that the whole responsibility for contemporary poetry has fallen upon his shoulders, that he is a…
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In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle. Aristocracy isolates us.
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There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.
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Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them.
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