Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous. . . . Thomas Jefferson More Quotes by Thomas Jefferson More Quotes From Thomas Jefferson When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred. Thomas Jefferson angerspeakleadership Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government. Thomas Jefferson trusteducationalfreedom Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe. Thomas Jefferson presidentsafemen Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights. Thomas Jefferson trustgovernmentrights When wrongs are pressed because it is believed they will be borne, resistance becomes morality. Thomas Jefferson resistancemorality4th-of-july Whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force. Thomas Jefferson voidlibertygovernment The clergy converted the simple teachings of Jesus into an engine for enslaving mankind and adulterated by artificial constructions into a contrivance to filch wealth and power to themselves...these clergy, in fact, constitute the real Anti-Christ. Thomas Jefferson realteachingjesus Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you, and act accordingly. Thomas Jefferson characterlifeworld I tolerate with the utmost latitude the right of others to differ from me in opinion without imputing to them criminality. Thomas Jefferson latitudeopinionliberty The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings, priests and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance Thomas Jefferson ignorancekingsschool Those who don’t read the newspapers are better off than those who do insofar as those who know nothing are better off than those whose heads are filled with half-truths and lies. Thomas Jefferson newspapershalflying It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than to believe what is wrong. Thomas Jefferson atheismbelieveideas By oft repeating an untruth, men come to believe it themselves. Thomas Jefferson politicsmenbelieve It is not to be understood that I am with him (Jesus Christ) in all his doctrines. I am a Materialist; he takes the side of Spiritualism; he preaches the efficacy of repentance toward forgiveness of sin; I require a counterpoise of good works to redeem it. Thomas Jefferson doctrinesidesjesus Perfection in wisdom, as well as in integrity, is neither required nor expected in these agents (public servants). It belongs not to man. The wise know too well their weaknesses to assume infallibility; and he who knows most, knows best how little he knows. Thomas Jefferson wiseintegritymen Stock dealers and banking companies, by the aid of a paper system, are enriching themselves to the ruin of our country, and swaying the government by their possession of the printing presses, which their wealth commands and by any other means, not always honorable to the character of our countrymen. Thomas Jefferson charactermeancountry I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a moneyed aristocracy that has set the Government at defiance. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs. Thomas Jefferson freedomtakenbelieve No generation has a right to contract debts greater than can be paid off during the course of its own existence. Thomas Jefferson debtgenerationsmoney The worst day in a man's life is when he sits down and begins thinking about how he can get something for nothing. Thomas Jefferson down-andmenthinking An honest heart being the first blessing, a knowing head is the second. Thomas Jefferson knowingblessingheart
