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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
American President
Born: Apr 13, 1743
Died: Jul 4, 1826
Every Government Man Men People Will
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Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson
Wisdom Truth Honesty Honesty Is Book Chapter First
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Thomas Jefferson
Time Refreshed Liberty Tree Tyrants Must Blood From Time To Time Patriots
Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching. Thomas Jefferson
You World All The World Were Whenever Act Thing Watching
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. Thomas Jefferson
Will Free Nation State Civilization Never Expects Ignorant
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson
Friendship Politics Religion Cause Considered Philosophy Never Withdrawing Opinion Friend Difference
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson
Happiness Life Freedom Rights Liberty Unalienable Men Pursuit Pursuit Of Happiness Equal Self-Evident Truths Endowed Hold Created Certain Creator Among
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. Thomas Jefferson
Future Dreams History Better Past Like Than The History Of
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever. Thomas Jefferson
God Justice Country Reflect Tremble His Forever Just Cannot Sleep
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. Thomas Jefferson
Happiness Life Government Good Destruction Care First Object Only Human Human Life Good Government
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. Thomas Jefferson
You Will Action Define Know Want Ask Act Who
Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual. Thomas Jefferson
Rights Equality Liberty Law Will Action Add Others Our Tyrant Rightful Drawn Individual Equal Equal Rights Because Within Around Always Limits According Often Us Violates
Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. Thomas Jefferson
Government Time Best Experience Tyranny Slow Power Those Hath Entrusted Operations Forms Even
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. Thomas Jefferson
Attitude Man Nothing Earth Mental Mental Attitude Wrong His Goal Stop Achieving Help Right
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. Thomas Jefferson
Man Better Nothing Reads Educated Than Newspapers Who
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. Thomas Jefferson
Happiness Life Health Good Freedom Good Health Result Depend Our Pursuits Occupation Greatest Does Always Greatest Happiness Condition Just Which Placed Us Conscience Chance
A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference. Thomas Jefferson
Government Rights People Rest Entitled Every Inference Just Refuse Against Should Bill Bill Of Rights
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. Thomas Jefferson
God Man Mind Tyranny Every Hostility Over Altar Form Against Eternal Sworn
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. Thomas Jefferson
Government Me Hesitate Latter Without Were Left Decide Whether Prefer Newspapers Should Moment
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country. Thomas Jefferson
Hope Government Strength Business Challenge Defiance Country Birth Our Corporations Trial Dare Laws Shall Aristocracy Crush Bid Which
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. Thomas Jefferson
Best Yourself Walk Possible Exercise Very Walking Far
Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. Thomas Jefferson
People Liberty Our Reliance Only Mass Sure Educate Inform Whole Preservation
A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. Thomas Jefferson
Government Wise Men Free Own Mouth Earned Otherwise Restrain Shall Pursuits Take Industry Another Leave Labor Improvement Bread Frugal Which Them Regulate Injuring
The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed. Thomas Jefferson
People Power Duty Our States Constitutions Armed Most Times Inherent Assert Right
Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe. Thomas Jefferson
Man Free Every Press Able Safe Read Where Every Man
When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe. Thomas Jefferson
Become Cities Corrupt Shall Another Piled Get Europe Large
Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear. Thomas Jefferson
God Fear Approve Must More He Because Existence Question Than Homage Reason Even Boldness
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