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We are now vibrating between too much and too little government, and the pendulum will rest finally in the middle.

We are now vibrating between too much and too little government, and the pendulum will rest finally in the middle.

Thomas Jefferson
Government, Politics, Littles
Thomas Jefferson (2010). “The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence 1786-1787”, p.385, Cosimo, Inc.

Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains, rather than do an immoral act.

Thomas Jefferson
Giving Up, Earth, Morality
Thomas Jefferson (1977). “The Portable Thomas Jefferson”, p.297, Penguin

Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing, however slightly so it may appear to you.

Thomas Jefferson
Giving Up, Practice, Sublime
"Jefferson: Political Writings".

The Declaration of Independence . . . [is the] declaratory charter of our rights, and the rights of man.

Thomas Jefferson
Men, Rights, Independence
B. L. Rayner, Thomas Jefferson (1834). “Life of Thomas Jefferson: with selections from the most valuable portions of his voluminious and unrivalled private correspondence : with portrait”, p.58

I agree with you that it is the duty of every good citizen to use all the opportunities, which occur to him, for preserving documents relating to the history of our country.

Thomas Jefferson
Country, Opportunity, President
Thomas Jefferson, Henry Augustine Washington (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, contin. Reports and opinions while Secretary of State”, p.313

The evidence of [the] natural right [of expatriation], like that of our right to life, liberty, the use of our faculties, the pursuit of happiness, is not left to the feeble and sophistical investigations of reason, but is impressed on the sense of every man. We do not claim these under the charters of kings or legislators, but under the King of Kings.

Thomas Jefferson
Kings, Pursuit Of Happiness, Men
Thomas Jefferson, H. A. Washington (2011). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private”, p.73, Cambridge University Press

Every man, and every body of men on earth, possesses the right of self-government. They receive it with their being from the hand of nature. Individuals exercise it by their single will; collections of men by that of their majority; for the law of the majority is the natural law of every society of men.

Thomas Jefferson
Change, Exercise, Men
Thomas Jefferson (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private : Published by the Order of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, from the Original Manuscripts, Deposited in the Department of State”, p.496

For Heaven's sake discard the monstrous wig which makes the English judges look like rats peeping through bunches of oakum.

Thomas Jefferson
Judging, Heaven, Looks
"The Constitution and Administration of the United States of America". 1897.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Thomas Jefferson
Wisdom, Peace, War
Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). “Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts”, p.254, Rowman & Littlefield

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

Thomas Jefferson
Trust, Truth, Men
Remark to Baron von Humboldt, 1807, in Rayner 'Life of Jefferson' (1834) p. 356

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

Thomas Jefferson
Happiness, Peace, Laughter
Thomas Jefferson, Joyce Appleby, Terence Ball (1999). “Jefferson: Political Writings”, p.296, Cambridge University Press

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

Thomas Jefferson
Single, Travel, Loneliness
Thomas Jefferson (1829). “Memoirs, 2: Correspondence and Private Papers”, p.162

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

Thomas Jefferson
Believe, Reality, Political
Thomas Jefferson (1829). “Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson”

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

Thomas Jefferson
Pain, Ambition, Men
Thomas Jefferson (1829). “Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J. Randolph”, p.345

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

Thomas Jefferson
Peace, War, Views
Thomas Jefferson (1977). “The Portable Thomas Jefferson”, p.372, Penguin

I cannot live without books.

Thomas Jefferson
Book, Reading, Beer
Letter to John Adams, 10 June 1815

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

Thomas Jefferson
Country, Peace, Military
Thomas Jefferson (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, contin”, p.47

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with it.

Thomas Jefferson
Love, Political, Politics

I think all the world would gain by setting commerce at perfect liberty.

Thomas Jefferson
Thinking, Perfect, Liberty
Thomas Jefferson (1829). “Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson”, p.264

What i value more than all things, good humor.

Thomas Jefferson
Good Humor, All Things, Values
Thomas Jefferson (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence”, p.225

I never before knew the full value of trees....What would I not give that the trees planted nearest round the house at Monticello were full grown.

Thomas Jefferson
Giving, House, Tree

Question with boldness even the existence of a god.

Thomas Jefferson
Religious, Atheist, Faith Religion
Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). “Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts”, p.90, Rowman & Littlefield

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Thomas Jefferson
Cynicism, Intimate, Polite

Everything yields to diligence.

Thomas Jefferson
Work, Yield, Motivational Work

The hocus-pocus phantasm of a God, like another Cerberus, with one body and three heads, had its birth and growth in the blood of thousands and thousands of martyrs.

Thomas Jefferson
Religious, Faith Religion, Blood
Thomas Jefferson (2011). “Jefferson on Freedom: Wisdom, Advice, and Hints on Freedom, Democracy, and the American Way”, p.39, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.