If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send one hundred and fifty lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour?
More Quotes from Thomas Jefferson:
I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.Thomas Jefferson
Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.
Thomas Jefferson
An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry.
Thomas Jefferson
May it be to the world... to assume the blessings and security of self-government.
Thomas Jefferson
It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour
Thomas Jefferson
The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.
Thomas Jefferson
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Body Quotes, Law & Regulation Quotes, People Quotes, Present QuotesBased on Keywords: errs
Girlfriend and 100 Percent Fun were my two peeks, around '92 and '96. The reality is that the times I had the most media success, sold lots of records and played bigger shows, I had the least control of my own life.
Matthew Sweet
Do you want to tear your life apart and get rid of everything you've known as a lifestyle? Like seeing your family? Being with your friends? A fishing trip? A hunting trip? A night's sleep?
Walter F. Mondale
If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience.
Tallulah Bankhead