Quote by Thomas Jefferson

If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.

If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of

Summary

This quote highlights the importance of limited government intervention and the potential for happier, more fulfilled lives for citizens. It suggests that if the government doesn't squander the productive efforts of the people in the guise of looking after them, individuals will be able to pursue their own goals and find happiness. By promoting minimal interference, the quote implies that people are best suited to determine their own paths and well-being, rather than relying on a government that may inadvertently impede their progress or inhibit personal freedom.

Topics

Angels

By Thomas Jefferson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem

The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

Elisabeth Bishop

Loss

You are only young once, and if you work it right, once is e

You are only young once, and if you work it right, once is enough.

Youth

What I find most upsetting about this new all-consuming beau

What I find most upsetting about this new all-consuming beauty culture is that the obsession with good looks, and how you can supposedly attain them, is almost entirely female-driven.

Beauty

Don't let your mind go wandering, its too small to go out by

Don't let your mind go wandering, its too small to go out by itself.

Mind

Fear can be conquered. I became a better person and a better

Fear can be conquered. I became a better person and a better football player when I learned that lesson.

Fear

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.

Man Adversity

The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true.

The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. This is the ordinary course in a free society. The response to the unreasoned is the rational; to the uninformed, the enlightened; to the straight-out lie, the simple truth.

Anthony Kennedy

Truth Society

Therapy was the biggest romance of my life.

Therapy was the biggest romance of my life.

Romantic

He does not believe that does not live according to his beli

He does not believe that does not live according to his belief .

Belief

We made love like Tuesday at noon, even though it was Thursd

We made love like Tuesday at noon, even though it was Thursday at 3:00, and then again at 3:03. (I have the stamina of a water lily). ?

Love Sex Flower Fornication Lily

No time is better spent than that spent in the service of yo

No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man.

Time Humanity Spirituality Service Inspirational Spiritual Community Sharing Caring

What we're doing here will send a giant ripple through the u

What we're doing here will send a giant ripple through the universe.

Apple Ileadership Mac Macintosh