The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruct... - Thomas Jefferson
"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government."
"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government."
"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you."
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
"There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people."
"Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it."
"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty."