Quote by Thomas Jefferson

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; th

Summary

This quote reflects the speaker's apprehension for their country's fate. They express concern over divine justice, suggesting that wrongdoing and injustice cannot go unpunished indefinitely. The speaker's trembling indicates a sense of urgency, fearing the consequences if their country continues along an unjust path. It serves as a warning that divine justice will eventually catch up to any society, emphasizing the importance of moral behavior and righteousness.

By Thomas Jefferson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I was a good amateur but only an average professional. I soo

I was a good amateur but only an average professional. I soon realized that there was a limit to how far I could rise in the music business, so I left the band and enrolled at New York University.

I regard the writing of humor as a supreme artistic challeng

I regard the writing of humor as a supreme artistic challenge.

Hark! Hark! my soul, angelic songs are swelling O'er earth's

Hark! Hark! my soul, angelic songs are swelling O'er earth's green fields and ocean's wave-beat shore; How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling Of that new life when sin shall be no more.

Frederick William Faber

And currently, there are four to five new works in the pipel

And currently, there are four to five new works in the pipeline for upcoming celebrations such as the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Australian Federation, my 50th Birthday, and Sydney Dance Company's 25th Anniversary.

The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, th

The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was taken by the refined and intimate pursuits of peace and civilization.

Lytton Strachey

When I was a kid I got busted for throwing a rock through a

When I was a kid I got busted for throwing a rock through a car window and egging a house on halloween.

Power is what men seek and any group that gets it will abuse

Power is what men seek and any group that gets it will abuse it.

Lincoln Steffens

No matter how old we become, we can still call them 'Holy Mo

No matter how old we become, we can still call them 'Holy Mother' and 'Father' and put a child-like trust in them.

From year to year, environmental changes are incremental and

From year to year, environmental changes are incremental and often barely register in our lives, but from evolutionary or geological perspectives, what is happening is explosive change.

I sat in at every club in New York City, jamming with musici

I sat in at every club in New York City, jamming with musicians, because it felt right - and because it felt right and we were having fun - the people dancing and sipping their drinks in the clubs felt it too and it made them smile.

Were we as eloquent as angels we still would please people m

Were we as eloquent as angels we still would please people much more by listening rather than talking.

Charles Caleb Colton

It may be a very little thing for you to say to a young man

It may be a very little thing for you to say to a young man the few words that turn him from the way of ruin, and win him back to life and hope. It may be a very little thing to you; but it is every thing to the young man.

John Bartholomew Gough