"Those who hammer their guns into plows, will……" — Thomas Jefferson

"Those who hammer their guns into plows, will plow for those who do not."

— Thomas Jefferson

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1,437 Quotes by Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson has 1,437 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

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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This is the sheriff you're talking about, with a gun and badge that enforces the law. Nothing is going to… — Joe Arpaio
These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other… — William Henry Ashley
Guns are evil! And very little good comes from the availability of a bullet designed to kill human beings! — Mackenzie Astin
If time were the wicked sheriff in a horse opera, I'd pay for riding lessons and take his gun away. — Wystan Hugh Auden
I'm from Texas, and I would love to do an old-fashioned gun-slinging Western. — Jensen Ackles
Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it.… — Michael Badnarik
Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun… — Michael Badnarik
I just want everyone to know that 20,000 gun laws in the United States are unconstitutional. They infringe on your… — Michael Badnarik
I love New York City; I've got a gun. — Charles Barkley
Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that… — Edward Abbey
If you are a gun manufacturer, the product you make is not subject to safety regulation by the Consumer Product… — Michael D. Barnes
It's not a gun control problem; it's a cultural control problem. — Bob Barr

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