Tag: Thomas Jefferson
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I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too.
Thomas Jefferson
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Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.
Thomas Jefferson
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The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
Thomas Jefferson
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Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.
Thomas Jefferson
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Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
Thomas Jefferson
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Taste cannot be controlled by law.
Thomas Jefferson
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There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.
Thomas Jefferson
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War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.
Thomas Jefferson
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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Thomas Jefferson
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One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.
Thomas Jefferson