My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
Thomas Jefferson
Aging, Fear, Mortality, Life Philosophy, Personal Reflection
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“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“The sheep are happier of themselves, than under the care of wolves.” Thomas Jefferson
Happiness, Safety, Freedom, Nature, Metaphor
Thomas Jefferson Happiness, Safety, Freedom, Nature, Metaphor“I am not among those who fear the people. They, and not the rich, are our dependence for continued freedom.” Thomas Jefferson
Democracy, Freedom, People, Wealth, Political Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Democracy, Freedom, People, Wealth, Political Philosophy“The government you elect is the government you deserve.” Thomas Jefferson
Government, Accountability, Democracy, Responsibility, Civic Engagement
Thomas Jefferson Government, Accountability, Democracy, Responsibility, Civic Engagement“The true theory of our Constitution is surely the wisest and best, that the states are independent as to everything within themselves and united as to everything respecting foreign nations. Let the general government be reduced to foreign concerns only.” Thomas Jefferson
Constitution, States, Independence, Government, Political Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Constitution, States, Independence, Government, Political Philosophy“I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another.” Thomas Jefferson
War, Experience, Peace, Reflection, Learning
Thomas Jefferson War, Experience, Peace, Reflection, Learning“To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education.” Thomas Jefferson
Education, Enlightenment, Knowledge, Social Progress, Intellectual Growth
Thomas Jefferson Education, Enlightenment, Knowledge, Social Progress, Intellectual Growth“There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people.” Thomas Jefferson
Equality, Justice, Fairness, Human Rights, Social Critique
Thomas Jefferson Equality, Justice, Fairness, Human Rights, Social Critique“Who then can so softly bind up the wound of another as he who has felt the same wound himself.” Thomas Jefferson
Empathy, Healing, Understanding, Shared Experience, Emotional Connection
Thomas Jefferson Empathy, Healing, Understanding, Shared Experience, Emotional Connection“Whenever there are in any country uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on. The small landowners are the most precious part of a state.” Thomas Jefferson
Property, Rights, Land, Society, Justice
Thomas Jefferson Property, Rights, Land, Society, Justice“Tobacco is a culture productive of infinite wretchedness.” Thomas Jefferson
Tobacco, Culture, Wretchedness, Health, Critique
Thomas Jefferson Tobacco, Culture, Wretchedness, Health, Critique“The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.” Thomas Jefferson
Government, Honesty, Integrity, Ethics, Leadership
Thomas Jefferson Government, Honesty, Integrity, Ethics, Leadership“It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.” Thomas Jefferson
Persuasion, Change, Patience, Human Nature, Improvement
Thomas Jefferson Persuasion, Change, Patience, Human Nature, Improvement“To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every spirit should be ready to devote itself to martyrdom; for as long as we may think as we will, and speak as we think, the condition of man will proceed in improvement.” Thomas Jefferson
Freedom, Press, Thought, Progress, Human Rights
Thomas Jefferson Freedom, Press, Thought, Progress, Human Rights“In the environment, every victory is temporary, every defeat permanent.” Thomas Jefferson
Environment, Conservation, Struggle, Ecological Awareness, Environmental Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Environment, Conservation, Struggle, Ecological Awareness, Environmental Philosophy“Every man has two countries: his own and France.” Thomas Jefferson
Patriotism, France, Identity, Cultural Affinity, National Sentiment
Thomas Jefferson Patriotism, France, Identity, Cultural Affinity, National Sentiment“It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead.” Thomas Jefferson
Reason, Argument, Logic, Futile Effort, Lost Cause
Thomas Jefferson Reason, Argument, Logic, Futile Effort, Lost Cause“I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.” Thomas Jefferson
Banking, Danger, Future, Economics, Financial Ethics
Thomas Jefferson Banking, Danger, Future, Economics, Financial Ethics