"Nothing was or is farther from my..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson

“It will be said that great societies cannot exist without government.”

“The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.”

“Can one generation bind another, and all others, in succession forever? I think not. The Creator has made the earth for the living, not the dead. Rights and powers can only belong to persons, not to things, not to mere matter endowed with will...Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man.”

“A great literature is thus chiefly the product of doubting and inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable certainties of the nation.”

“Discarding doubt is a decision to reconnect to your original self.”

“Until I know this sure uncertainty, I'll entertain the offered fallacy.”

“Opinion is the queen of the world.”

“People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.”

“No sensible man ever imputes inconsistency to another for changing his minds.”