I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another.
Thomas Jefferson
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“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.” Thomas Jefferson
Liberty, Inconvenience, Choice, Freedom, Personal Values
Thomas Jefferson Liberty, Inconvenience, Choice, Freedom, Personal Values“There are two subjects, indeed, which I shall claim a right to further as long as I breathe: the public education, and the sub-division of counties into wards. I consider the continuance of republican government as absolutely hanging on these two hooks.” Thomas Jefferson
Education, Governance, Public Service, Community, Political Structure
Thomas Jefferson Education, Governance, Public Service, Community, Political Structure“It is a melancholy truth, that a suppression of the press could not more completely deprive the nation of its benefits than is done by its abandoned prostitution to falsehood.” Thomas Jefferson
Press, Falsehood, Truth, Media Integrity, Information Manipulation
Thomas Jefferson Press, Falsehood, Truth, Media Integrity, Information Manipulation“Those who don’t read the newspapers are better off than those who do insofar as those who know nothing are better off than those whose heads are filled with half-truths and lies.” Thomas Jefferson
Media, Knowledge, Misinformation, Awareness, Critique
Thomas Jefferson Media, Knowledge, Misinformation, Awareness, Critique“Say nothing of my religion. It is known to God and myself alone. Its evidence before the world is to be sought in my life: if it has been honest and dutiful to society the religion which has regulated it cannot be a bad one.” Thomas Jefferson
Religion, Personal Belief, Integrity, Ethics, Privacy
Thomas Jefferson Religion, Personal Belief, Integrity, Ethics, Privacy“Does the government fear us? Or do we fear the government? When the people fear the government, tyranny has found victory. The federal government is our servant, not our master!” Thomas Jefferson
Government, Fear, Tyranny, Freedom, Civic Engagement
Thomas Jefferson Government, Fear, Tyranny, Freedom, Civic Engagement“The law of self-preservation is higher than written law.” Thomas Jefferson
Self-preservation, Law, Ethics, Morality, Human Nature
Thomas Jefferson Self-preservation, Law, Ethics, Morality, Human Nature“The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.” Thomas Jefferson
Liberty, Change, Society, Dynamics, Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Liberty, Change, Society, Dynamics, Philosophy“The oppressed should rebel, and they will continue to rebel and raise disturbance until their civil rights are fully restored to them and all partial distinctions, exclusions, and incapacitations are removed.” Thomas Jefferson
Oppression, Rebellion, Civil Rights, Justice, Social Change
Thomas Jefferson Oppression, Rebellion, Civil Rights, Justice, Social Change“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
Majority, Rights, Equality, Justice, Governance
Thomas Jefferson Majority, Rights, Equality, Justice, Governance“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” Thomas Jefferson
Style, Principle, Consistency, Integrity, Advice
Thomas Jefferson Style, Principle, Consistency, Integrity, Advice“I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” Thomas Jefferson
Freedom, Danger, Choice, Autonomy, Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Freedom, Danger, Choice, Autonomy, 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“This I hope will be the age of experiments in government, and that their basis will be founded in principles of honesty, not of mere force.” Thomas Jefferson
Government, Experimentation, Honesty, Political Philosophy, Change
Thomas Jefferson Government, Experimentation, Honesty, Political Philosophy, Change“It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.” Thomas Jefferson
Happiness, Tranquility, Work, Wealth, Contentment
Thomas Jefferson Happiness, Tranquility, Work, Wealth, Contentment“The people will not understand the importance of the Second Amendment until it is too late.” Thomas Jefferson
Constitution, Rights, Firearms, Political Foresight, Civil Liberties
Thomas Jefferson Constitution, Rights, Firearms, Political Foresight, Civil Liberties“The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and social being.” Thomas Jefferson
Press, Enlightenment, Education, Social Progress, Intellectual Growth
Thomas Jefferson Press, Enlightenment, Education, Social Progress, Intellectual Growth“The Christian god is a being of terrific character – cruel, vindictive, capricious and unjust.” Thomas Jefferson
Religion, Critique, Theology, Character, Beliefs
Thomas Jefferson Religion, Critique, Theology, Character, Beliefs