Had the doctrines of Jesus been preached always as pure as they came from his lips, the whole civilized world would now have been Christians.
I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.
I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master.
Dependence leads to subservience.
When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.
Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.
It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
I have not observed mens honesty to increase with their riches.
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits.
Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.
Beer, if drank with moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit, and promotes health.
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send one hundred and fifty lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour?
Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.
The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases.
Not less than two hours a day should be devoted to exercise.