Fear is the foundation of most governments. fear
Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people. freedom & knowledge
Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write. knowledge
Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power. power
Old minds are like old horses you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. aging
A government of laws, and not of men. government & men
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. politics & war
Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws. God & power
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. greatness & power
The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries. government
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. power & society
My country has contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived. imagination
I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman. politics
The happiness of society is the end of government. government, happiness & society
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. government
Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. greatness & war
In politics the middle way is none at all. politics
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society. greatness & society