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That government is best which governs the least, becaus ... Read Full Quote
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I w ... Read Full Quote
Question with boldness even the existence of a God beca ... Read Full Quote
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. ... Read Full Quote
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a g ... Read Full Quote
It is error alone which needs the support of government ... Read Full Quote
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right ... Read Full Quote
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to ... Read Full Quote
Every man has two countries his own and France. ... Read Full Quote
The will of the people is the only legitimate foundatio ... Read Full Quote
The bulk of mankind are schoolboys through life. ... Read Full Quote
Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious rever ... Read Full Quote
When angry, count ten before you speak if very angry, a ... Read Full Quote
The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspa ... Read Full Quote
Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press and tha ... Read Full Quote
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another ... Read Full Quote
He is happiest of whom the world says least, good or ba ... Read Full Quote
The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not ... Read Full Quote
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. ... Read Full Quote
I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a ... Read Full Quote
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same t ... Read Full Quote
Delay is preferable to error. ... Read Full Quote
No more good must be attempted than the people can bear ... Read Full Quote
No man will ever bring out of the Presidency the reputa ... Read Full Quote
In matters of style, swim with the current in matters o ... Read Full Quote
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude ... Read Full Quote
One man with courage is a majority. ... Read Full Quote
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest pol ... Read Full Quote
Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasio ... Read Full Quote
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. ... Read Full Quote
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species ... Read Full Quote
The Greeks by their laws, and the Romans by the spirit ... Read Full Quote
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts ... Read Full Quote
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies ... Read Full Quote
I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear ast ... Read Full Quote
It is in our lives and not our words that our religion ... Read Full Quote
The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus ... Read Full Quote
Difference of opinion is helpful in religion. ... Read Full Quote
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable o ... Read Full Quote
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility a ... Read Full Quote
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but ... Read Full Quote
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in t ... Read Full Quote
Never enter into dispute or argument with another. I ne ... Read Full Quote
My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the ... Read Full Quote
Determine never to be idle...It is wonderful how much m ... Read Full Quote
Man is fed with fables through life, and leaves it in t ... Read Full Quote
It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and ... Read Full Quote
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there ... Read Full Quote
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it a ... Read Full Quote
...it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there ar ... Read Full Quote
Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations ... Read Full Quote
There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds o ... Read Full Quote
Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trus ... Read Full Quote
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using ... Read Full Quote
I have never been able to conceive how any rational bei ... Read Full Quote
An association of men who will not quarrel with one ano ... Read Full Quote
The basis of our government being the opinion of the pe ... Read Full Quote
Information is the currency of democracy. ... Read Full Quote
This institution will be based upon the illimitable fre ... Read Full Quote
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men a ... Read Full Quote
When a man has cast his longing eye on offices, a rotte ... Read Full Quote
How much pain have cost us the evils which have never h ... Read Full Quote
Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be ... Read Full Quote
I like the dreams of the future better than the history ... Read Full Quote
It is part of the American character to consider nothin ... Read Full Quote
We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable that a ... Read Full Quote
The superiority of chocolate (hot chocolate), both for ... Read Full Quote
Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies hi ... Read Full Quote
I cannot live without books. ... Read Full Quote
Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself. ... Read Full Quote
Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing ... Read Full Quote
Never spend your money before you have it. ... Read Full Quote
I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, ... Read Full Quote
Health is worth more than learning. ... Read Full Quote
We confide in our strength, without boasting of it we r ... Read Full Quote
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated tha ... Read Full Quote
Say nothing of my religion. It is known to God and myse ... Read Full Quote
No government ought to be without censors & where the p ... Read Full Quote
I have the consolation of having added nothing to my pr ... Read Full Quote
Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under wh ... Read Full Quote
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourse ... Read Full Quote
If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it w ... Read Full Quote
An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of p ... Read Full Quote
Advertisements... contain the only truths to be relied ... Read Full Quote
I read no newspaper now but Ritchie's, and in that chie ... Read Full Quote
Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious rever ... Read Full Quote