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Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.

Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.

Thomas Jefferson
Political, Politics, Reason
Thomas Jefferson (2004). “Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness”, p.47, Modern Library

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry.

Thomas Jefferson
Men, Politics, Association
Thomas Jefferson (1829). “Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson”, p.394

But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.

Thomas Jefferson
Differences, Principles, Politics
Thomas Jefferson, Richard Holland Johnston, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association of the United States “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson”

The first object of human association [is] the full improvement of their condition.

Thomas Jefferson
Politics, Association, Firsts
Thomas Jefferson “Selected letters of Thomas Jefferson”, Lulu.com

The excellence of every government is its adaptation to the state of those to be governed by it.

Thomas Jefferson
Government, Excellence, Politics
Thomas Jefferson, Henry Augustine Washington (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private : Published by the Order of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, from the Original Manuscripts, Deposited in the Department of State”, p.589

With nations as with individuals our interests soundly calculated will ever be found inseparable from our moral duties.

Thomas Jefferson
Politics, Morality, Individual
Thomas Jefferson, Richard Holland Johnston, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association of the United States “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson”

If a due participation of office is a matter of right, how are vacancies to be obtained? Those by death are few; by resignation, none.

Thomas Jefferson
Office, Vacancy, Politics
Letter to Elias Shipman and others, 12 July 1801.

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree of happiness possible to the general mass of those associated under it.

Thomas Jefferson
Government, Degrees, Politics
Thomas Jefferson, Henry Augustine Washington (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, cont”, p.45

It will be said that great societies cannot exist without government.

Thomas Jefferson
Government, Politics, Said
Thomas Jefferson, Richard Holland Johnston, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association of the United States “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson”

We exist, and are quoted, as standing proofs that a government, so modeled as to rest continually on the will of the whole society, is a practicable government.

Thomas Jefferson
Government, Politics, Proof
Thomas Jefferson (2004). “Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness”, p.71, Modern Library

Everyone must act according to the dictates of his own reason.

Thomas Jefferson
Religion, Liberty, Politics

I am not myself apt to be alarmed at innovations recommended by reason. That dread belongs to those whose interests or prejudices shrink from the advance of truth and science.

Thomas Jefferson
Innovation, Prejudice, Politics
Thomas Jefferson (2011). “The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 7: 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814”, p.210, Princeton University Press

I see the necessity of sacrificing our opinions sometimes to the opinions of others for the sake of harmony.

Thomas Jefferson
Sacrifice, Politics, Sake
Thomas Jefferson, Charles T. Cullen (1961). “The Papers of Thomas Jefferson”

Every man has a commission to admonish, exhort, convince another of error.

Thomas Jefferson
Men, Errors, Politics
Thomas Jefferson, Martin Alfred Larson (1981). “Jefferson, magnificent populist”, Devin-Adair Pub

I have learned to be less confident in the conclusions of human reason, and give more credit to the honesty of contrary opinions.

Thomas Jefferson
Honesty, Giving, Politics
Thomas Jefferson (1855). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state”, p.342

I could say much about politics, our only entertainment here, but you would not care a fig about that.

Thomas Jefferson
Care, Politics, Entertainment