I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Quote by Thomas Jefferson
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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
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Thomas Jefferson Quotes
- The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.
- Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
- He who knows best knows how little he knows.
- One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.
- The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.
- The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.
- The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses.
- There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world.
- Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.
- I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
Best Quotes
- A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
- I definitely love women. They are more attractive to the naked eye.
- Television of course actually started in Britain in 1936, and it was a monopoly, and there was only one broadcaster and it operated on a license which is not the same as a government grant.
- Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.
- All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
- In time of war the laws are silent.
- We know the threats - from global terrorist networks to the spread of deadly weapons. Yet we also know that embedded in this time of danger is the promise of a new day, if we have the courage and commitment to work together.
- The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.
- In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.
- I love home cooking, and I'm not a great one for fast food.