Thomas Jefferson Quotes

Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
American President
Born: Apr 13, 1743
Died: Jul 4, 1826
Every Government Man Men People Will
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Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence. Thomas Jefferson
Corruption Destruction Will Power First Country Our Consolidation Steady Road Taking Wit Course Pass Then Show Now Necessary Consequence
To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Thomas Jefferson
Man Furnish Tyrannical Abhors Propagation He Ideas Sinful Compel Funds
I sincerely believe... that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies. Thomas Jefferson
Dangerous Believe More Sincerely Armies Than Banking Establishments Standing
For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security. Thomas Jefferson
Best People Free Security Remain Armed Mean Who Militia
Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto. Thomas Jefferson
Our All Nations Alliance None Motto Commerce Nations Should
Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state. Thomas Jefferson
Citizen Free Every State Soldier Must Case Free State Greeks Romans Should
If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send one hundred and fifty lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour? Thomas Jefferson
People Too Much Nothing Congress Too Otherwise Everything Hundred Lawyers Hour Talk Talking Trade How Question Yield Send Which Much Fifty Body Whose Present
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. Thomas Jefferson
Government Valuable Wish Alive Spirit Occasions Always Certain Resistance Kept
Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. 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 blindfolded fear. Thomas Jefferson
God Fear Every Approve Tribunal Must More Fact He Firmly Call Because Opinion Existence Question Than Fix Homage Reason Even Boldness Seat Her
All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Thomas Jefferson
Prevail Rights Oppression Law Mind Will Minority Too Possess Though Rightful Must Would Would-Be Cases Bear Sacred Equal Protect Majority Equal Rights Principle Which Reasonable Violate
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it. Thomas Jefferson
Liberty Too Much Degree Too Those Would Rather Small Attending Than Much Exposed Inconvenience
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. Thomas Jefferson
Truth Knowledge Mind Nothing He Knows Falsehoods Errors Than Closer Who Filled Whose
Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. Thomas Jefferson
Alone Government People Every Rulers Only Safe Trusted Themselves
Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government. Thomas Jefferson
Education Government People Own Well-Informed Trusted Whenever
No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will. Thomas Jefferson
Government Will Free Ought Press No-One Without Where Ever
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning. Thomas Jefferson
Fitness Health Learning Worth Will Reading Say Rather More Recreation Because Exercise Leave Than Afternoon Which Necessary
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. Thomas Jefferson
Strong Country Draw No Country Constitute Attachment Merchants Mere Spot Does Which Gains Stand
Never spend your money before you have earned it. Thomas Jefferson
You Money Before Earned Spend Never Your
None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed and disciplined is therefore at all times important. Thomas Jefferson
Army Important Nation Ours Armed Disciplined None Times Standing Dispense Therefore Keep
Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor. Thomas Jefferson
Man Animal Experience Own Rich Kind General Only Prey Term Demands His Which Poor Apply
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. Thomas Jefferson
Nothing Circumstances Gives Remain Advantage Over Another Always Person Much Cool
It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. Thomas Jefferson
God Me Say Neighbor Does Gods Twenty Injury
No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden. Thomas Jefferson
Me Gardening Garden Culture Earth Delightful Occupation Comparable
Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with it. Thomas Jefferson
Love Politics Everyone Torment Advise Mix
The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind. Thomas Jefferson
War Government Rights Secret Only Open Form Which Republican Eternally Mankind
When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property. Thomas Jefferson
Property Man Trust Assumes Consider He Himself Public Should Public Trust
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