Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous se... - Thomas Jefferson
"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty."
"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty."
"I cannot live without books."
"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."
"A nation which expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, expects that which never was and never will be."
"One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them."
"Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom."