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3rd U S President Inspirational Quotes (981)

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The constitution has erected no such single tribunal, knowing that to whatever hands confided, with the corruption's of time and party, its members would become despots.
Thomas Jefferson
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I am... for freedom of the press, and against all violations of the Constitution to silence by force and not by reason the complaints or criticisms, just or unjust, of our citizens against the conduct of their agents.
Thomas Jefferson
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It is part of the American character to consider nothing as desperate.
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[n regard to Jesus believing himself inspired] This belief carried no more personal imputation than the belief of Socrates that he was under the care and admonition of a guardian demon. And how many of our wisest men still believe in the reality of these inspirations while perfectly sane on all other subjects
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I am already sensible of decay in the power of walking, and find my memory not so faithful as it used to be. This may be partly owing to the incessant current of new matter flowing constantly through it but I ascribe to years their share in it also.
Thomas Jefferson
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Never did a prisoner, released from his chains, feel such relief as I shall on shaking off the shackles of power.
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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
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The present generation has the same right of self-government which the past one has exercised for itself.
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He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
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Law is often the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual.
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An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.
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I am not among those who fear the people. They, and not the rich, are our dependence for continued freedom.
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It is every Americans' right and obligation to read and interpret the Constitution for himself.
Thomas Jefferson
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The provisions we have made [for our government] are such as please ourselves they answer the substantial purposes of government and of justice, and other purposes than these should not be answered.
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Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong.
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The moral sense, or conscience, is as much part of a man as his leg or arm. It is given to all in a stronger or weaker degree.. It may be strengthened by exercise.
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I believe the states can best govern our home concerns, and the general government our foreign ones.
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The several states composing the United States of America are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general government
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I like to see the people awake and alert.
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Without books, I would certainly die.
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Do not be too severe upon the errors of the people, but reclaim them by enlightening them.
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A superintending power to maintain the Universe in its course and order.
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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.
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Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous. . . .
Thomas Jefferson
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