“My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.”
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When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.
If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.
Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong.
