More Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
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.
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.
The reason that Christianity is the best friend of government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart.
The federal government is our servant, not our master.
A true patriot will defend his country from its government.
Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government.
Equal rights for all, special privileges for none
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.
When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty.
To learn, you have to listen. To improve, you have to try.
