Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will eternally prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne for a while by violence, military, civil, or ecclesiastical.
Thomas Jefferson
Truth, Reason, Eternity, Violence, Philosophy
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“I view great cities as pestilential to the morals, the health, and the liberties of man.” Thomas Jefferson
Cities, Morality, Health, Liberty, Critique
Thomas Jefferson Cities, Morality, Health, Liberty, Critique“The hole and the patch should be commensurate.” Thomas Jefferson
Balance, Repair, Reason, Philosophy, Justice
Thomas Jefferson Balance, Repair, Reason, Philosophy, Justice“Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.” Thomas Jefferson
Destruction, Consolidation, Power, Corruption, Political Warning
Thomas Jefferson Destruction, Consolidation, Power, Corruption, Political Warning“Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish with yourself the habit of silence, especially in politics.” Thomas Jefferson
Listening, Silence, Politics, Self-reflection, Wisdom
Thomas Jefferson Listening, Silence, Politics, Self-reflection, Wisdom“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“Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.” Thomas Jefferson
Truth, Morality, Society, Ethics, Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Truth, Morality, Society, Ethics, Philosophy“The monopoly of a single bank is certainly an evil. The multiplication of them was intended to cure it; but it multiplied an influence of the same character with the first, and completed the supplanting the precious metals by a paper circulation. Between such parties the less we meddle the better.” Thomas Jefferson
Banking, Monopoly, Economics, Currency, Financial Systems
Thomas Jefferson Banking, Monopoly, Economics, Currency, Financial Systems“If God is just, I tremble for my country.” Thomas Jefferson
Justice, God, Concern, Morality, Reflection
Thomas Jefferson Justice, God, Concern, Morality, Reflection“I cannot live without books: but fewer will suffice where amusement, and not use, is the only future object.” Thomas Jefferson
Books, Reading, Knowledge, Amusement, Personal Preference
Thomas Jefferson Books, Reading, Knowledge, Amusement, Personal Preference“Malice will always find bad motives for good actions. – Shall we therefore never do good?” Thomas Jefferson
Malice, Goodness, Motives, Ethics, Moral Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Malice, Goodness, Motives, Ethics, Moral Philosophy“A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.” Thomas Jefferson
Government, Freedom, Labor, Frugality, Political Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Government, Freedom, Labor, Frugality, Political Philosophy“Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy of opportunity.” Thomas Jefferson
Education, Achievement, Democracy, Opportunity, Aspirations
Thomas Jefferson Education, Achievement, Democracy, Opportunity, Aspirations“May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.” Thomas Jefferson
Kindness, Compassion, Community, Personal Values, Social Responsibility
Thomas Jefferson Kindness, Compassion, Community, Personal Values, Social Responsibility“Tobacco is a culture productive of infinite wretchedness.” Thomas Jefferson
Tobacco, Culture, Wretchedness, Health, Critique
Thomas Jefferson Tobacco, Culture, Wretchedness, Health, Critique“I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.” Thomas Jefferson
Government, Labor, Criticism, Efficiency, Political Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson Government, Labor, Criticism, Efficiency, Political Philosophy“A democratic society depends upon an informed and educated citizenry.” Thomas Jefferson
Democracy, Education, Citizenship, Responsibility, Participation
Thomas Jefferson Democracy, Education, Citizenship, Responsibility, Participation“The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.” Thomas Jefferson
Triumph, Humanity, Reason, Progress, Social Justice
Thomas Jefferson Triumph, Humanity, Reason, Progress, Social Justice“It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.” Thomas Jefferson
Religion, Actions, Integrity, Spiritual Practice, Personal Conduct
Thomas Jefferson Religion, Actions, Integrity, Spiritual Practice, Personal Conduct