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More Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty.
When you abandon freedom to achieve security, you lose both and deserve neither.
When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.
It is the old practice of despots to use a part of the people to keep the rest in order.
A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
The reason that Christianity is the best friend of government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart.
The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.
The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.
The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases.
A private central bank issuing the public currency is a greater menace to the liberties of the people than a standing army. We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.
