“Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.”
Friendship“The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.”
God“Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.”
Friendship“One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.”
Alone“But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.”
Friendship“Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other.”
Religion“To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education.”
Education“When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.”
Anger“For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.”
Best“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.”
Alone“I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.”
God“It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.”
Good“Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.”
Government“The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.”
God“My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair.”
Hope“That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.”
Government“I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.”
Knowledge“Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.”
Best“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.”
Politics“There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.”
Men“As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also.”
Men“Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none.”
Friendship