Every man has two countries: his own and France.
Thomas Jefferson
Patriotism, France, Identity, Cultural Affinity, National Sentiment
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“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
Society, Class, Inequality, Critique, Economics
Thomas Jefferson Society, Class, Inequality, Critique, Economics“A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of Life.” Thomas Jefferson
Paris, Walking, Beauty, History, Exploration
Thomas Jefferson Paris, Walking, Beauty, History, Exploration“I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.” Thomas Jefferson
Religion, Christianity, Criticism, Personal Belief, Religious Skepticism
Thomas Jefferson Religion, Christianity, Criticism, Personal Belief, Religious Skepticism“It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than to believe what is wrong.” Thomas Jefferson
Ideas, Truth, Belief, Knowledge, Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Ideas, Truth, Belief, Knowledge, Philosophy“It look like the lord just work for wite folks cause ever sens i wasn nothin but a litle boy i been on my on haulin water to the fiel on that ol water cart wit all them dime bukets an that dipper just hittin an old dorthy just trottin and trottin an me up their hittin her wit that rope...” Thomas Jefferson
Inequality, Racism, Hardship, Social Injustice, Historical Perspective
Thomas Jefferson Inequality, Racism, Hardship, Social Injustice, Historical Perspective“Man once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind. With such persons, gullibility, which they call faith, takes the helm from the hand of reason, and the mind becomes a wreck.” Thomas Jefferson
Reason, Absurdity, Gullibility, Faith, Human Nature
Thomas Jefferson Reason, Absurdity, Gullibility, Faith, Human Nature“Experience has already shown that the impeachment the Constitution has provided is not even a scarecrow.” Thomas Jefferson
Impeachment, Constitution, Governance, Political Critique, Accountability
Thomas Jefferson Impeachment, Constitution, Governance, Political Critique, Accountability“The failure of one thing is repaired by the success of another.” Thomas Jefferson
Failure, Success, Recovery, Adaptation, Life Lessons
Thomas Jefferson Failure, Success, Recovery, Adaptation, Life Lessons“The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree of happiness possible to the general mass of those associated under it.” Thomas Jefferson
Government, Happiness, Society, Purpose, Political Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Government, Happiness, Society, Purpose, Political Philosophy“Ignorance is a poor tool in a battle of wits.” Thomas Jefferson
Ignorance, Knowledge, Intelligence, Debate, Human Nature
Thomas Jefferson Ignorance, Knowledge, Intelligence, Debate, Human Nature“I have so much confidence in the good sense of man, and his qualifications for self-government, that I am never afraid of the issue where reason is left free to exert her force.” Thomas Jefferson
Self-government, Confidence, Reason, Freedom, Human Nature
Thomas Jefferson Self-government, Confidence, Reason, Freedom, Human Nature“Paper is poverty, it is only the ghost of money, and not money itself.” Thomas Jefferson
Paper, Economy, Value, Critique, Currency
Thomas Jefferson Paper, Economy, Value, Critique, Currency“I have done for my country, and for all mankind, all that I could do, and I now resign my soul, without fear, to my God - my daughter to my country.” Thomas Jefferson
Sacrifice, Patriotism, Faith, Family, Legacy
Thomas Jefferson Sacrifice, Patriotism, Faith, Family, Legacy“We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will of its majority, to bind themselves, but none to bind the succeeding generation, more than the inhabitants of another country.” Thomas Jefferson
Generation, Rights, Democracy, Social Contract, Political Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Generation, Rights, Democracy, Social Contract, Political Philosophy“Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited by written law? Let us hope our moral principles are not yet in that stage of degeneracy.” Thomas Jefferson
Morality, Law, Ethics, Integrity, Social Values
Thomas Jefferson Morality, Law, Ethics, Integrity, Social Values“A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to its true principles.” Thomas Jefferson
Patience, Government, Change, Social Progress, Political Optimism
Thomas Jefferson Patience, Government, Change, Social Progress, Political Optimism“We shall all consider ourselves unauthorized to saddle posterity with our debts, and morally bound to pay them ourselves; and consequently within what may be deemed the period of a generation, or the life of the majority.” Thomas Jefferson
Debts, Posterity, Responsibility, Ethics, Civic Duty
Thomas Jefferson Debts, Posterity, Responsibility, Ethics, Civic Duty“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