Thomas Jefferson
United States
13 Apr 1743 // 4 Jul 1826
Statesman, Politician
13 Apr 1743 // 4 Jul 1826
Statesman, Politician
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In the full tide of successful experiment.
Force [is] the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.
Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.
Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.
Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others?
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays