Thomas Jefferson Quotes about Duty

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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

Law, Rebellion, Duty

Nature [has] implanted in our breasts a love of others, a sense of duty to them, a moral instinct, in short, which prompts us irresistibly to feel and to succor their distresses.

Thomas Jefferson

Moral, Instinct, Duty

Thomas Jefferson (1977). “The Portable Thomas Jefferson”, p.429, Penguin

If you have any duty which must be done, and it seems disagreeable, do it promptly and have it over.

Thomas Jefferson

Done, Duty, Seems

The interests of a nation, when well understood, will be found to coincide with their moral duties.

Thomas Jefferson

Moral, Found, Duty

Thomas Jefferson (2010). “The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence 1792-1793”, p.160, Cosimo, Inc.