Peace with all nations, and the right which that gives us with respect to all nations, are our object.
Thomas Jefferson
Peace, Diplomacy, Foreign Relations, Rights, Ethics
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“Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.” Thomas Jefferson
Action, Discretion, Humility, Integrity, Focus
Thomas Jefferson Action, Discretion, Humility, Integrity, Focus“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“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“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“But though an old man, I am but a young gardener.” Thomas Jefferson
Age, Experience, Learning, Personal Growth, Lifelong Development
Thomas Jefferson Age, Experience, Learning, Personal Growth, Lifelong Development“Health, learning and virtue will ensure your happiness; they will give you a quiet conscience, private esteem and public honour.” Thomas Jefferson
Health, Learning, Virtue, Happiness, Personal Development
Thomas Jefferson Health, Learning, Virtue, Happiness, Personal Development“I am increasingly persuaded that the earth belongs exclusively to the living and that one generation has no more right to bind another to its laws and judgments than one independent nation has the right to command another.” Thomas Jefferson
Generations, Rights, Freedom, Independence, Social Responsibility
Thomas Jefferson Generations, Rights, Freedom, Independence, Social Responsibility“Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.” Thomas Jefferson
Games, Violence, Character, Mind, Reflection
Thomas Jefferson Games, Violence, Character, Mind, Reflection“Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.” Thomas Jefferson
Enemies, War, Peace, Friendship, Political Relationships
Thomas Jefferson Enemies, War, Peace, Friendship, Political Relationships“When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.” Thomas Jefferson
Public Trust, Responsibility, Governance, Accountability, Citizenship
Thomas Jefferson Public Trust, Responsibility, Governance, Accountability, Citizenship“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 steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed sometimes fail, but not oftener than the forebodings of the gloomy.” Thomas Jefferson
Hope, Optimism, Fear, Resilience, Perspective
Thomas Jefferson Hope, Optimism, Fear, Resilience, Perspective“I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.” Thomas Jefferson
Wisdom, Power, Growth, Restraint, Political Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Wisdom, Power, Growth, Restraint, Political Philosophy“Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time.” Thomas Jefferson
Learning, Time, Value, Productivity, Personal Growth
Thomas Jefferson Learning, Time, Value, Productivity, Personal Growth“Reason and free inquiry are the only effective agents against error.” Thomas Jefferson
Reason, Inquiry, Error, Truth, Knowledge
Thomas Jefferson Reason, Inquiry, Error, Truth, Knowledge“It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.” Thomas Jefferson
Rights, Government, Liberty, Social Contract, Political Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Rights, Government, Liberty, Social Contract, Political Philosophy“I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.” Thomas Jefferson
Justice, God, Country, Morality, Social Commentary
Thomas Jefferson Justice, God, Country, Morality, Social Commentary“Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at pleasure.” Thomas Jefferson
Law, Common Sense, Understanding, Clarity, Practicality
Thomas Jefferson Law, Common Sense, Understanding, Clarity, Practicality