"Agreeable society is the first essential in..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value of our existence.
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“The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy to our desire of peace.”
“One man with courage is a majority.”
“Perfection in wisdom, as well as in integrity, is neither required nor expected in these agents (public servants). It belongs not to man. The wise know too well their weaknesses to assume infallibility; and he who knows most, knows best how little he knows.”
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“Only where there is pecuniary equality can the distinction of merit stand out.”
“Our modern lifestyle is not a political creation. Before 1700, everybody was poor as hell. Life was short and brutish. It wasn't because we didn't have good politicians; we had some really good politicians. But then we started inventing - electricity, steam engines, microprocessors, understanding genetics and medicine and things like that. Yes, stability and education are important - I'm not taking anything away from that - but innovation is the real driver of progress.”
“If all the fools in this world should die, lordly God how lonely I should be.”