The dead should not rule the living.
Thomas Jefferson
Authority, Governance, Life, Future, Political Philosophy
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“Certainly one of the highest duties of the citizen is a scrupulous obedience to the laws of the nation. But it is not the highest duty.” Thomas Jefferson
Law, Duty, Citizenship, Morality, Civic Responsibility
Thomas Jefferson Law, Duty, Citizenship, Morality, Civic Responsibility“I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.” Thomas Jefferson
Trial By Jury, Justice, Constitution, Governance, Rights
Thomas Jefferson Trial By Jury, Justice, Constitution, Governance, Rights“Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.” Thomas Jefferson
Gun, Safety, Preparedness, Responsibility, Personal Protection
Thomas Jefferson Gun, Safety, Preparedness, Responsibility, Personal Protection“We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.” Thomas Jefferson
War, Purpose, National Defense, Military Philosophy, Political Principles
Thomas Jefferson War, Purpose, National Defense, Military Philosophy, Political Principles“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“I never before knew the full value of trees. Under them I breakfast, dine, write, read and receive my company.” Thomas Jefferson
Trees, Nature, Value, Life, Reflection
Thomas Jefferson Trees, Nature, Value, Life, Reflection“In a virtuous government, and more especially in times like these, public offices are what they should be – burdens to those appointed to them which it would be wrong to decline, though foreseen to bring them intense labor and great private loss.” Thomas Jefferson
Government, Public Service, Virtue, Sacrifice, Political Responsibility
Thomas Jefferson Government, Public Service, Virtue, Sacrifice, Political Responsibility“Paul was the first corrupter of the doctrines of Jesus.” Thomas Jefferson
Religion, Corruption, Doctrine, Critique, Historical Perspective
Thomas Jefferson Religion, Corruption, Doctrine, Critique, Historical Perspective“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 was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.” Thomas Jefferson
Knowledge, Truth, Courage, Authority, Intellectual Freedom
Thomas Jefferson Knowledge, Truth, Courage, Authority, Intellectual Freedom“I pledge undying hostility to any government restrictions on the free minds of the people.” Thomas Jefferson
Freedom, Mind, Government, Hostility, Civil Liberties
Thomas Jefferson Freedom, Mind, Government, Hostility, Civil Liberties“We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.” Thomas Jefferson
Despotism, Liberty, Transition, Struggle, Political Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Despotism, Liberty, Transition, Struggle, Political Philosophy“The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people.” Thomas Jefferson
Unity, Healing, Politics, National Identity, Social Harmony
Thomas Jefferson Unity, Healing, Politics, National Identity, Social Harmony“The mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God.” Thomas Jefferson
Freedom, Class, Equality, Society, Critique
Thomas Jefferson Freedom, Class, Equality, Society, Critique“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“Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality.” Thomas Jefferson
Gender, Equality, Empowerment, Society, Feminism
Thomas Jefferson Gender, Equality, Empowerment, Society, Feminism“My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair.” Thomas Jefferson
Hope, Dreams, Positivity, Philosophy, Perspective
Thomas Jefferson Hope, Dreams, Positivity, Philosophy, Perspective