All Thomas Jefferson Quotes
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Thomas Jefferson
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I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master.
Thomas Jefferson
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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
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A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.
Thomas Jefferson
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Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.
Thomas Jefferson
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It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
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All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Thomas Jefferson
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I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
Thomas Jefferson
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Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man.
Thomas Jefferson
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The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.
Thomas Jefferson
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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
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The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
Thomas Jefferson
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