"Conquest is not in our principles. It..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.
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“Natural rights [are] the objects for the protection of which society is formed and municipal laws established.”
“Traveling makes men wiser, but less happy.”
“Planting is one of my great amusements, and even of those things which can only be for posterity, for a Septuagenary has no right to count on any thing but annuals.”
More on Government
“It may be long before the law of love will be recognised in international affairs. The machineries of government stand between and hide the hearts of one people from those of another.”
“The true policy of government is to make use of aristocracy, but under the forms and in the spirit of democracy.”
“Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins. Republics and limited monarchies derive their strength and vigor from a popular examination into the action of the magistrates.”
More on Foreign Policy
“After 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future.”
“The last thing that I want to do is to have the United States be a foil.”
“The UK is an extraordinary partner for America and a force for good in an unstable world. I hope it remains strong, robust and united.”