Quotes by Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

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œThe moment a person forms a theory his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory.

Thomas Jefferson

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If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.

Thomas Jefferson

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Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Thomas Jefferson

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The selfish spirit of commerce knows no country, and feels no passion or principle but that of gain.