Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth
Source: Letter to James Madison (Mar. 2, 1788)
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth
Memory is the diary that we all carry around with us
A little rebellion now and then is a good thing
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all
Year: A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments
Hand: A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new
Day: A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent
Immigrant: An unenlightened person who thinks one country better than another
The only security of all is in a free press
Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation
The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it
To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.
Everybody has their taste in noises as well as in other matters.
Everybody likes to go their own way--to choose their own time and manner of devotion
I count life just a stuff to try the soul's strength on