~ All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression. ~  ~ If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. ~ ~ I am opposed to any form of tyranny over the mind of man. ~ ~ I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too. ~ ~ Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost ~ ~ Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. ~ ~ Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail. ~ ~ The earth is given as a common for men to labor and live in. ~ ~ The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead. ~ ~ Traveling makes a man wiser, but less happy. ~ ~ Victory and defeat are each of the same price. ~ ~ Every generation needs a new revolution. ~ ~ Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated ~ ~ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them ~ ~ I... [proposed] three distinct grades of education, reaching all classes. 1. Elementary schools for all children generally, rich and poor. 2. Colleges for a middle degree of instruction, calculated for the common purposes of life and such as should be desirable for all who were in easy circumstances. And 3d. an ultimate grade for teaching the sciences generally and in their highest degree... The expenses of [the elementary] schools should be borne by the inhabitants of the county, every one in proportion to his general tax-rate. This would throw on wealth the education of the poor ~ Most Popular Topics:
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