"The principles on which we engaged, of..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson
The principles on which we engaged, of which the charter of our independence is the record, were sanctioned by the laws of our being, and we but obeyed them in pursuing undeviatingly the course they called for. It issued finally in that inestimable state of freedom which alone can ensure to man the enjoyment of his equal rights.
More by Thomas Jefferson
More on Independence
“I'm not a person who likes authority. I just love the fact that it's up to me, and I go straight to the audience.”
“We very much hope that as we get growth that we can reduce the burden of taxation, that we can reduce income tax and increase the amount of genuine free enterprise and business enterprise... This is going... toward the restoration of the personal responsibility, the independence, with every man a property owner, every man a capitalist.”
“You are neither right nor wrong because the crowd disagrees with you.”
More on Freedom
“If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.”
“By academic freedom I understand the right to search for truth and to publish and teach what one holds to be true. This right also implies a duty: one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be true.”
“Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health.”