More Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government.
There is no justification for taking away individuals' freedom in the guise of public safety.
I think myself that we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious. Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have ... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first.
When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty.
A true patriot will defend his country from its government.
Free men do not ask permission to bear arms
When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.
A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
The federal government is our servant, not our master.
Equal rights for all, special privileges for none
