Quotes by Thomas Jefferson

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.

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Peace,commerce, and honest friendship with all nations entangling with none.

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We hold these truths to be self-evident ; that all men are created equal; that they are

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Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.

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My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.

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"I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed sometimes fail, but not oftener than the forebodings of the gloomy."

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"But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine."

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"Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it."

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"No man will ever bring out of the Presidency the reputation which carries him into it...To myself, personally, it brings nothing but increasing drudgery and daily loss of friends."

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"I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others."

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"An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens."

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"Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it."

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"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks."

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"There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents."

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"It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself."

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