Source: Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818
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“Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.”
Source: God in the Dock
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
Source: Jefferson on Freedom: Wisdom, Advice, and Hints on Freedom, Democracy, and the American Way
Source: Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson
“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.”
Source: The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence 1786-1787
“The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.”
Source: A Summary View of the Rights of British America (1774)
“Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.”
“I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.”
Source: Jefferson: Political Writings
“Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.”
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
“When you subsidize poverty and failure, you get more of both.”
Source: The Great Reckoning: Protecting Yourself in the Coming Depression
“Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.”
Source: The History of Freedom: Great Event
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.”
Source: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
Source: A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis
Source: Selected Writings of James Madison
Source: Mencken Chrestomathy
Source: The Law
“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.”
Source: Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government
Source: Parliament of Whores-Open Mark
Source: THOMAS PAINE Ultimate Collection: Political Works, Philosophical Writings, Speeches, Letters & Biography (Including Common Sense, The Rights of Man & The Age of Reason): The American Crisis, The Constitution of 1795, Declaration of Rights, Agrarian Justice, The Republican Proclamation, Anti-Monarchal Essay, Letters to Thomas Jefferson and George Washington…