Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.
Thomas Jefferson
Peace, Friendship, Commerce, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy
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“Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects, and so will continue while the present order of things in America remain uninterrupted.” Thomas Jefferson
Peace, Non-interference, Policy, Diplomacy, Historical Context
Thomas Jefferson Peace, Non-interference, Policy, Diplomacy, Historical Context“No government can continue good, but under the control of the people.” Thomas Jefferson
Government, Control, Democracy, People, Accountability
Thomas Jefferson Government, Control, Democracy, People, Accountability“Not less than two hours a day should be devoted to exercise, and the weather shall be little regarded. If the body is feeble, the mind will not be strong.” Thomas Jefferson
Exercise, Health, Mind, Body, Discipline
Thomas Jefferson Exercise, Health, Mind, Body, Discipline“We see the wisdom of Solon's remark, that no more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.” Thomas Jefferson
Progress, Wisdom, Governance, Social Change, Political Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Progress, Wisdom, Governance, Social Change, Political Philosophy“Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.” Thomas Jefferson
Conquest, Principles, Government, Foreign Policy, National Values
Thomas Jefferson Conquest, Principles, Government, Foreign Policy, National Values“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“Freedom, the first-born of science.” Thomas Jefferson
Freedom, Science, Knowledge, Discovery, Inquiry
Thomas Jefferson Freedom, Science, Knowledge, Discovery, Inquiry“The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood.” Thomas Jefferson
Press, Falsehood, Truth, Media Integrity, Journalistic Responsibility
Thomas Jefferson Press, Falsehood, Truth, Media Integrity, Journalistic Responsibility“He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.” Thomas Jefferson
Lies, Integrity, Consequences, Ethics, Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson Lies, Integrity, Consequences, Ethics, Human Behavior“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a moneyed aristocracy that has set the Government at defiance. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs.” Thomas Jefferson
Banking, Liberty, Power, Economic Policy, Financial Reform
Thomas Jefferson Banking, Liberty, Power, Economic Policy, Financial Reform“I feel much alarmed at the prospect of seeing General Jackson President. He is the most unfit man I know for such a place.” Thomas Jefferson
Leadership, Politics, Concern, Historical Context, Presidential Fitness
Thomas Jefferson Leadership, Politics, Concern, Historical Context, Presidential Fitness“Love your neighbor as yourself and your country more than yourself.” Thomas Jefferson
Love, Community, Patriotism, Sacrifice, Morality
Thomas Jefferson Love, Community, Patriotism, Sacrifice, Morality“If our country, when pressed with wrongs at the point of the bayonet, had been governed by its heads instead of its hearts, where should we have been now? Hanging on a gallows as high as Haman’s.” Thomas Jefferson
Governance, Emotion, History, Justice, Reflection
Thomas Jefferson Governance, Emotion, History, Justice, Reflection“Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.” Thomas Jefferson
Self-sufficiency, Responsibility, Independence, Empowerment, Personal Growth
Thomas Jefferson Self-sufficiency, Responsibility, Independence, Empowerment, Personal Growth“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” Thomas Jefferson
Liberty, Sacrifice, History, Revolution, Patriotism
Thomas Jefferson Liberty, Sacrifice, History, Revolution, Patriotism“He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.” Thomas Jefferson
Truth, Knowledge, Ignorance, Wisdom, Human Nature
Thomas Jefferson Truth, Knowledge, Ignorance, Wisdom, Human Nature“If you have to eat crow, eat it while it's young and tender.” Thomas Jefferson
Humility, Wisdom, Life Lessons, Personal Growth, Practical Advice
Thomas Jefferson Humility, Wisdom, Life Lessons, Personal Growth, Practical Advice“The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.” Thomas Jefferson
Liberty, Change, Society, Dynamics, Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Liberty, Change, Society, Dynamics, Philosophy