A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.
Thomas Jefferson
Cowardice, Spirit, Conflict, Courage, Human Nature
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“Our citizens may be deceived for awhile, and have been deceived; but as long as the presses can be protected, we may trust to them for light.” Thomas Jefferson
Press, Truth, Deception, Public Awareness, Media Freedom
Thomas Jefferson Press, Truth, Deception, Public Awareness, Media Freedom“The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.” Thomas Jefferson
War, Success, Cost, Consequences, Political Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson War, Success, Cost, Consequences, Political Philosophy“Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the Covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom more than human, and suppose what they did to be beyond amendment.” Thomas Jefferson
Constitution, Reverence, Tradition, Law, Political Critique
Thomas Jefferson Constitution, Reverence, Tradition, Law, Political Critique“So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done.” Thomas Jefferson
Government, Trust, Wisdom, Political Confidence, Public Policy
Thomas Jefferson Government, Trust, Wisdom, Political Confidence, Public Policy“Above all things, lose no occasion of exercising your dispositions to be grateful, to be generous, to be charitable, to be humane, to be true, just, firm, orderly, courageous, etc. Consider every act of this kind as an exercise which will strengthen your moral faculties and increase your worth.” Thomas Jefferson
Virtue, Character, Morality, Personal Growth, Ethical Living
Thomas Jefferson Virtue, Character, Morality, Personal Growth, Ethical Living“To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.” Thomas Jefferson
Independence, Debt, Economy, Liberty, Political Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Independence, Debt, Economy, Liberty, Political Philosophy“Never was so much false arithmetic employed on any subject, as that which has been employed to persuade nations that it is in their interest to go to war.” Thomas Jefferson
War, Persuasion, Fallacy, Politics, Social Commentary
Thomas Jefferson War, Persuasion, Fallacy, Politics, Social Commentary“Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.” Thomas Jefferson
Force, Despotism, Power, Authority, Political Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Force, Despotism, Power, Authority, Political Philosophy“Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. Enable them to see that it is their interest to preserve peace and order, and they will preserve them.” Thomas Jefferson
Education, Information, Peace, Society, Civic Engagement
Thomas Jefferson Education, Information, Peace, Society, Civic Engagement“Never spend your money before you have earned it.” Thomas Jefferson
Financial Prudence, Responsibility, Money, Planning, Wisdom
Thomas Jefferson Financial Prudence, Responsibility, Money, Planning, Wisdom“The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.” Thomas Jefferson
Life, Legacy, Humanity, Present, Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Life, Legacy, Humanity, Present, Philosophy“It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God.” Thomas Jefferson
Tolerance, Religion, Belief, Respect, Individuality
Thomas Jefferson Tolerance, Religion, Belief, Respect, Individuality“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Thomas Jefferson
Future, Dreams, Optimism, Change, Reflection
Thomas Jefferson Future, Dreams, Optimism, Change, Reflection“So inscrutable is the arrangement of causes and consequences in this world, that a two-penny duty on tea, unjustly imposed in a sequestered part of it, changes the condition of all its inhabitants.” Thomas Jefferson
Consequences, History, Interconnectedness, Political Events, Social Change
Thomas Jefferson Consequences, History, Interconnectedness, Political Events, Social Change“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.” Thomas Jefferson
Liberty, Despotism, Courage, Political Philosophy, Social Commentary
Thomas Jefferson Liberty, Despotism, Courage, Political Philosophy, Social Commentary“Industry, commerce and security are the surest roads to the happiness and prosperity of people.” Thomas Jefferson
Industry, Commerce, Security, Prosperity, Economic Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Industry, Commerce, Security, Prosperity, Economic Philosophy“That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.” Thomas Jefferson
Government, Participation, Democracy, Civic Engagement, Political Strength
Thomas Jefferson Government, Participation, Democracy, Civic Engagement, Political Strength“I concur with you strictly in your opinion of the comparative merits of atheism and demonism, and really see nothing but the latter in the being worshipped by many who think themselves Christians.” Thomas Jefferson
Atheism, Religion, Critique, Morality, Belief Systems
Thomas Jefferson Atheism, Religion, Critique, Morality, Belief Systems