"The principle of spending money to be paid……" — Thomas Jefferson
"The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale"
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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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We cannot neglect the unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers of America who need ample and widespread funding for federal job…
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Accepting federal funding undermines state sovereignty as states become beholden to federal requirements in order to keep the money flowing.
— Bob Barr
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Any health care funding plan that is just, equitable, civilized and humane must - must - redistribute wealth from the…
— Donald Berwick
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However, this President sees no problem eliminating funding for Perkins Loans in his budget, even though the cost of tuition…
— Tim Bishop
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Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough.
— George W. Bush
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There is still a lot of misinformation being spread about higher education funding arrangements under the new Act. The students…
— Anne Campbell
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From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with…
— Tony Campolo
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After-school tutoring programs, care for the elderly, shelters for the homeless, disaster relief work, and a variety of other services…
— Tony Campolo
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I do think actually in this case the government does get credit for funding some of the basic research.
— Steve Case
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La Raza stands for 'The Race' - and they say so openly. They are a pro-Hispanic organization; I will call…
— Steve King
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Evangelical agencies with ready funding may have too little depth and vision to cope with the current conflict. God's kingdom…
— Carl F. H. Henry
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Federal funding for cities who consider themselves sanctuary cities should be reduced.
— Mitt Romney
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