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Thomas Jefferson Quotes

«We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will of its majority, to bind themselves, but none to bind the succeeding generation, more than the inhabitants of another country.»
«I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary.»
«The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses.»
«So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done.»
«The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to others.»
«The art of life is the art of avoiding pain; and he is the best pilot, who steers clearest of the rocks and shoals with which it is beset.»
«Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.»
Author: Thomas Jefferson (Author, President) | Keywords: tremble
«We seldom report of having eaten too little.»
«The art of life is the art of avoiding pain.»
«Certainly one of the highest duties of the citizen is a scrupulous obedience to the laws of the nation. But it is not the highest duty.»