I leave you a list of Thomas Jefferson quotes, the third president of the United States of America and one of the most prominent historical figures. Jefferson (1743 - 1826) fought for democracy, the republic, and the rights of the individual. In fact, he was part of the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776.
After the American Revolution, Jefferson was Secretary of State to George Washington and Vice President under John Adams. In 1800 he reached the presidency of the United States, where he began to fight against the policies of the British.
In addition, he tried to solve the problems of indigenous tribes and slavery, although with quite modest results..
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-It is better not to believe in anything than to believe in what is not right.
-I am a big believer in luck and it seems to me that the harder I work, the luckier I get..
-The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one can do..
-A man who only reads newspapers is no wiser than a man who reads absolutely nothing.
-Would you like to know who you are? Don't ask, act! Only action will define you.
-It is neither wealth nor success, but tranquility and occupation, that give us happiness.
-If you are pissed off, count to ten before speaking. If you're really pissed off, count to a hundred.
-Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
-A man of courage and bravery can become a majority.
-Nothing gives one person as much advantage over another as always remaining cool and unflappable under all circumstances..
-Nothing can stop the man with the right mental aptitude; just as nothing on Earth can help man with the wrong mental aptitude.
-Reserve the entire afternoon for exercise and leisure, which are as necessary as reading. Even more necessary, I would say, because health is more important than knowledge.
-Never be lazy. It is wonderful how much one can do if one is always doing something.
-I honestly believe that banks are more dangerous than any army.
-Friendship is a treasure, not only in moments of darkness, but in the best moments of life.
-I have never thought that differences of opinion, political, religious or philosophical are reason enough to break a friendship.
-I hope that our wisdom grows with our power, and that it teaches us that the less we use power, the better it will be..
-I like dreams of the future more than the history of the past.
-When it comes to style, go with the flow. In matters of principle, be firm as a rock.
-Never spend money that you haven't earned yet.
-The glow of a positive thought is worth more than all the money in the world.
-I fear for my own country when I remember that God is just and that his justice will not always be calm.
-Experience has shown us that even in the best forms of government, some people in power have become corrupted over time, turning power into tyranny..
-We do not harm our neighbor in any way by affirming that there are twenty gods or that there are none.
-Experience has shown that man is the only animal that destroys his own species, since there is no other term to define what the rich do with the poor.
-Our motto should be to trade with all nations, but never ally with any.
-I firmly believe that every human mind takes pleasure in doing good to others.
-Sometimes it saddens me to think that man cannot govern himself.
-Nothing gives one person more advantage over another than remaining calm and collected under all circumstances..
-Walking is the best exercise. Get used to walking too far.
-Seeking peace and friendship with the rest of humanity is the best way to act, and I hope that one day we will achieve it..
-Do not get carried away by pleasure until you make sure there is no hook at the end.
-Only those who know more are aware of how little they know.
-The world is in debt, since the triumphs of reason and humanity do not outweigh the triumphs of error and oppression.
-It is absolutely essential that each generation pay its debts. This would save us half of the world's wars.
-One travels better alone than accompanied, because one can reflect more.
-Money, and not morality, is the principle by which the commerce of civilized nations is governed.
-I can't live without books.
-Question everything boldly, even the existence of God. Because if there is one, it must be more in favor of the existence of reason than of blind fear.
-I have been brave in my eagerness to expand my knowledge, without fear of knowing the truth and reason, regardless of the results.
-It is better to have no idea than to have a false idea.
-I do not take a single newspaper, nor do I read one per month, and I feel infinitely happier about it..
-My only fear is that I may live too long. It would be a terror to me.
-A wounded friend is the bitterest of enemies.
-The good opinion of humanity, like Archimedes' lever, with the given fulcrum, moves the world.
-A coward is much more exposed to fights than a man of spirit.
-Be polite with everyone, but intimate with few.
-Power is not attractive to pure minds.
-The moment a person creates a theory, their imagination sees in each object only the traits that favor that theory..
-Bodily decay is grim in perspective, but of all human contemplations, the most abhorrent is the mindless body..
-It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.
-The land belongs to the living, not the dead.
-We never regret having eaten too little.
-Peace and friendship with all humanity is our wisest policy, and I would like to be allowed to follow it.
-Don't bite the hook of pleasure, until you know there's no hook underneath.
-Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one for society.
-We do not raise arms for glory or for conquest.
-The care of human life and happiness, and not its destruction, is the first and only objective of good government..
-When a man takes public office, he should consider himself a public property.
-It is more dangerous to judge a person without a fair system of laws than to let them escape.
-A people can have a government of its own only when it is well informed.
-I know of no better place to deposit the power to rule than the people themselves..
-It is our duty to try to avoid war. But if this is to take place, we must defend ourselves, regardless of the enemy.
-I have no ambition to rule men. It is a painful and thankless activity.
-A bill of rights expresses what the people have the right to do against any government, and what no just government should deny the people..
-No man will cease to be president with the same reputation with which he began to be..
-History, in general, only informs us of what a bad government is.
-Politics is a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with it.
-I hope we crush the aristocracy of wealthy corporations at their source, as they defy the force and laws of our country..
-To make a man contribute money in favor of the propagation of ideas that he hates is typical of sin and tyranny.
-All government degenerates when it is entrusted solely to the rulers of the people. The town itself is the only one who can prevent this.
-The way to silence religious disputes is to ignore them.
-Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.
-The most successful war rarely pays for its losses.
-As our enemies have discovered that we can reason like men, now let's show them that we can also fight like men.
-I've seen enough of one war not to want to see another.
-War is a completely inefficient instrument for correcting evil; multiplies, instead of compensating losses.
-I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting people's work under the guise of caring for them..
-Our civil rights do not depend on our religious opinions any more than our opinions on physics or geometry..
-We take up arms in defense of violence against our people and our properties. When that violence ceases, only when the aggressors cease, our hostility will also cease..
-A republican government is the only one that is not continuously in open or covert war against the rights of humanity.
-Every citizen should be a soldier, just as it used to be in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome..
-I believe together with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary.
-Peace and abstinence from European interference are our goals, and so it will continue as long as the current order of things in America remains uninterrupted..
-In defense of our people and property under a real violation, we take up arms. When that violence is eliminated, when hostilities by the aggressors cease, hostilities will cease on our part as well..
-Any authority that does not belong to the people must be destroyed.
-I have sworn on the altar of God an eternal hostility against any form of tyranny over the human mind.
-A wise and frugal government, which prevents men from harming each other, will let the people choose their own path towards industrial improvement and development..
-Nothing is unalterable except the inherent and inalienable rights of any man.
-We must all bear in mind the following sacred principle: although the will of the majority always prevails, the minority has the same rights, which are protected by the same law; and violating their rights is an act of oppression.
-Educating and informing the people is the only way to ensure our freedom.
-For a people that is free and that wants to continue being so, a well-organized and armed militia is its best guarantee..
-The tree of liberty must be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
-Shy men prefer the calm of despotism to the unpredictable sea of freedom.
-The God who gave us life also gave us freedom.
-The natural progress of things is for freedom to give way and the government to gain ground.
-In every country and in every age, the priest had been hostile to freedom.
-It is difficult to delimit freedom within the limits of the law, since a tyrant government will use the law to violate the rights of individuals.
-Our greatest happiness does not depend on the moment in life in which luck has smiled on us, but on a good conscience, good health, a good occupation and freedom.
-We hold these truths evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness.
Phrases about freedom.
Phrases about justice.
Abraham Lincoln Quotes.
Political phrases.
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