Democrats consider the people as the safest depository of power in the…

Thomas Jefferson
1179 citations
Democrats consider the people as the safest depository of power in the last resort; they cherish them, therefore, and wish to leave in them all the powers to the exercise of which they are competent. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Henry Augustine Washington (1854). The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, cont, p.391
Humanity Politics Reflection
33

More Author Quotes

A rigid economy of the public contributions and absolute interdiction of all useless expenses will go far towards keeping the government honest and unoppressive. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2 … ▶
When earth is rich it bids defiance to droughts, yields in abundance and of the best quality.
A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2004). Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness, p.6, Modern Lib … ▶
I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2010). The Wo … ▶
We love and we value peace; we know its blessings from experience. We abhor the follies of war, and are not untried in its distresses and calamities. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2009). Thomas … ▶

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes