Laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the hu…

Thomas Jefferson
1179 citations
Laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. . . . We might as well require a man to wear the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain forever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors. ✨ Letter to Samuel Kercheval, 12 July 1816
Humanity Politics Thought
16

More Author Quotes

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2004). Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness, p.16, Modern Library
The true fountains of evidence [are] the head and heart of every rational and honest man. It is there nature has written her moral laws, and where every man may read them for himself. ✨ Thomas Jeffer … ▶
If it is believed that these elementary schools will be better managed by the governor and council or any other general authority of the government, than by the parents within each ward, it is a beli … ▶
[Emigrants] will bring with them the principles of the governments they leave, imbibed in their early youth; or, if able to throw off, it will be in exchange for an unbounded licentiousness, passing, … ▶
I hope that we have not labored in vain, and that our experiment will still prove that men can be governed by reason. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1856). The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, p.209

Laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. . . . We might as well require a man to wear the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain forever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors. ✨ Letter to Samuel Kercheval, 12 July 1816

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes