I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared.
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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
We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honour.
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Beer, if drank with moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit, and promotes health.
Thomas Jefferson
I never told my religion nor scrutinize that of another. I never attempted to make a convert nor wished to change another's creed. I have judged of others' religion by their lives, for it is from our lives and not from our words that our religion must be read. By the same test must the world judge me.
Thomas Jefferson
My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
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
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