My views and feelings (are) in favor of the abolition of war–and I hope it is practicable, by improving the mind and morals of society, to lessen the disposition to war; but of its abolition I despair.
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The tree of
Posted on 12 May 2011.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
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Reason and free
Posted on 12 May 2011.
Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error.
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The price of
Posted on 12 May 2011.
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
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The happiest moments
Posted on 12 May 2011.
The happiest moments of my life have a been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.
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The man who
Posted on 12 May 2011.
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
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It is error
Posted on 12 May 2011.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
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That government is
Posted on 12 May 2011.
That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.
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Delay is preferable
Posted on 12 May 2011.
Delay is preferable to error.
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When angry, count
Posted on 12 May 2011.
When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.
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