Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government. Votes: 3
Thomas JeffersonWhenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government. Votes: 2
Thomas JeffersonIt is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. Votes: 2
Thomas JeffersonThe natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. Votes: 2
Thomas JeffersonI own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive. Votes: 2
Thomas JeffersonNo government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will. Votes: 2
Thomas JeffersonThe second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a splendid misery. Votes: 2
Thomas JeffersonGovernment, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. Votes: 4 Thomas Paine