Thomas Jefferson Quotes About Common Sense
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The commotions that have taken place in America, as far as they are yet known to me, offer nothing threatening. They are a proof that the people have liberty enough, and I could not wish them less than they have. If the happiness of the mass of the people can be secured at the expense of a little tempest now and then, or even of a little blood, it will be a precious purchase. 'Malo libertatem periculosam quam quietem servitutem.' Let common sense and common honesty have fair play, and they will soon set things to rights.
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No race of kings has ever presented above one man of common sense in twenty generations.
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not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of . . . but to place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent, and to justify ourselves in the independent stand we are compelled to take.
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The price of barbecue is eternal vigilance.
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Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at pleasure.
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Common sense is the foundation of all authorities, of the laws themselves, and of their construction.
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I can never fear that things will go far wrong where common sense has fair play.
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Let common sense and common honesty have fair play, and they will soon set things to rights.
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Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.
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If the obstacles of bigotry and priestcraft can be surmounted, we may hope that common sense will suffice to do everything else.
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The art of governing consists simply of being honest, exercising common sense, following principle, and doing what is right and just.
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I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.
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