Author of quotes: Thomas Jefferson. Page 2

The majority of people are more prone to suffer than to fight, in order to eliminate the cause of suffering.

To introduce laws contrary to the laws of nature means to create the crimes, then to punish them.

Banking institutions are more dangerous than ready to fight the troops.

The man who reads nothing, better educated than one who reads nothing but Newspapers.

I firmly believe in luck. And I have noticed that the more I work, the luckier I am.

The tree of Liberty must from time to time be washed by the blood of patriots.

One who gives up their freedom for security, gets neither one nor the other.

Whenever I remember that God is just, I tremble for my country.
(Yes, I do tremble at the thought of my country, I need only think that the Lord God is just and will recompense her according to merit.)