"I deem it the duty of every..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson

“[The purpose of a written constitution is] to bind up the several branches of government by certain laws, which, when they transgress, their acts shall become nullities; to render unnecessary an appeal to the people, or in other words a rebellion, on every infraction of their rights, on the peril that their acquiescence shall be construed into an intention to surrender those rights.”

“I, place economy among the first & most important republican virtues, & public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared”

“I suppose, indeed, that in public life, a man whose political principles have any decided character and who has energy enough to give them effect must always expect to encounter political hostility from those of adverse principles.”

“The fact that you are giving money to charity does not mean that you neednot try to find out whether that charity is a fraud or not.”

“No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.”

“The old adage about giving a man a fish versus teaching him how to fish has been updated by a reader: Give a man a fish and he will ask for tartar sauce and French fries! Moreover, some politician who wants his vote will declare all these things to be among his 'basic rights.'”

“Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.”

“It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.”

“Love is not about getting - but giving.”