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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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Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day. Thomas Jefferson
Day People Mind Tyranny Will Evil Vanish Spirits Generally Dawn Like Body Enlighten
Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question. Thomas Jefferson
Government History Man Trust Sometimes Others Kings Angels He Him Himself Answer Said Govern Question Trusted Form Cannot Then Found
Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct. Thomas Jefferson
Politics Man Longing Eye Cast His Conduct Begins Offices Whenever
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. Thomas Jefferson
Truth Alone Government Needs Support Error Itself Which Stand
Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none. Thomas Jefferson
Friendship Peace All Nations Alliance None Commerce Nations Honest
One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them. Thomas Jefferson
Hope Possess Though Never Occasion Arms Loves Them
Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society. Thomas Jefferson
Truth Truth Is Important Society Morality Very Branch Certainly
Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper. Thomas Jefferson
Only Contain Advertisement Truths Newspaper
Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing. Thomas Jefferson
Motivational Time Wonderful Will Complain Determine Never Occasion Always Idle How How Much Doing Loses Person Any Done May Want Much Who
It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good. Thomas Jefferson
Time Good Men Own Takes Persuade Even
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it. Thomas Jefferson
You Beneath Pleasure Bite Hook Bait Know Till
If God is just, I tremble for my country. Thomas Jefferson
God Country Tremble Just
If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy. Thomas Jefferson
Government Happy People Care Become Must Pretence Prevent Taking Labours Them Wasting
There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world. Thomas Jefferson
Truth World Fear Wish Unknown Would Existing Which Whole
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it. Thomas Jefferson
Friendship Peace Wish Our Pursue Wisest Policy Permitted May Mankind
Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind. Thomas Jefferson
Happiness Mind Troubled Being Body
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world. Thomas Jefferson
War Generation World Own Pay Every Incumbent Would Principle Debts Goes Which Acted Wars Save
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. Thomas Jefferson
Government Natural Progress Liberty Yield Gain Ground Things
Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. Thomas Jefferson
Evils Abolish More Than Accustomed Which While Forms Mankind Themselves Suffer Right
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be. Thomas Jefferson
Wisdom Hope Will Power Our Greater Us Teach Use Less Grow
Delay is preferable to error. Thomas Jefferson
Delay Error Preferable
Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition. Thomas Jefferson
Ambition Tools Virtue Fit Begets Germ Dependence Prepares Designs
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine. Thomas Jefferson
Life Friendship Sunshine Thanks Benevolent Shade Only Part Greater Arrangement Precious
Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us. Thomas Jefferson
Resort Only Had Against Us Reason Ridicule
It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than to believe what is wrong. Thomas Jefferson
Better Nothing Believe Wrong Ideas Always False Than
A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit. Thomas Jefferson
Man Coward Spirit More Quarrels Than Much Exposed
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