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Thomas Jefferson Quotes

«The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind»
«Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independant, the most virtuous, and they are tied to their country and wedded to it?s liberty and interests by the most lasting bands»
«The unsuccessful strugglers against tyranny have been the chief martyrs of treason laws in all countries»
«I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that it may become probable by supernatural interference! The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in such a contest.»
«My great wish is to go on in a strict but silent performance of my duty; to avoid attracting notice, and to keep my name out of the newspapers»
«The loss of the battle of Waterloo was the salvation of France»
«I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.»
«The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government»
«If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send one hundred and fifty lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour?»
«Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government»