More Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
A true patriot will defend his country from its government.
When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty.
To consider judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions is a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy.
To learn, you have to listen. To improve, you have to try.
Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.
Equal rights for all, special privileges for none
Free men do not ask permission to bear arms
The federal government is our servant, not our master.
The reason that Christianity is the best friend of government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart.
A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
