Thomas Jefferson Quotes And Sayings

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“No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time”
– Thomas Jefferson

“A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.”

– Thomas Jefferson

“Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right man in the right place.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“One man with courage is a majority.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“Power is not alluring to pure minds.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves the world.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“All authority belongs to the people”
– Thomas Jefferson

“Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts and inconsistencies.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“Victory and defeat are each of the same price.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“If you’re not afraid to be yourself, you can make your wildest dreams a reality.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who has the disposal of them”
– Thomas Jefferson

“Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.”
– Thomas Jefferson

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