There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of un... - Thomas Jefferson

"One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them."

"Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom."

"I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led."

"Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?"

"It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself."