“Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.”
Thomas Jefferson Quotes · Page 2
1743 – 1826
American statesman, principal author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States.
53 quotesAbout Thomas Jefferson on Wikipedia
“Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.”
“Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself.”
“I agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men.”
“What all agree upon is probably right; what no two agree in most probably is wrong.”
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.”
“The most effectual hitherto found is the freedom of the press.”
“I am certainly not an advocate for frequent and untried changes in laws and constitutions.”
“We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.”
“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.”
“Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread.”
“When public opinion changes, it is with the rapidity of thought.”
“Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.”
“It is in our lives, and not from our words, that our religion must be read.”
“The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted freely to be expressed.”
“There is not a truth existing which I fear or would wish unknown to the whole world.”
“Do not be frightened from this inquiry by any fear of its consequences.”
