Quote by Thomas Jefferson

A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities.

A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from

Summary

This quote highlights the fundamental idea of a good government. It emphasizes the importance of a government that is wise, frugal, and focused on protecting individuals from harming each other. Such a government should provide freedom for individuals to participate in their own economic activities and strive for personal and societal progress. Moreover, it emphasizes the significance of a government that does not infringe upon the hard-earned rewards of labor. The quote suggests that a government that adheres to these principles is key to achieving overall happiness and fulfillment within a society.

Topics

Men Government Labor

By Thomas Jefferson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Funerals

Knowledge about life is one thing effective occupation of a

Knowledge about life is one thing effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.

Half of the modern drugs could well be thrown out of the win

Half of the modern drugs could well be thrown out of the window, except that the birds might eat them.

Martin Henry Fischer

Science

The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

Quotations

We meet this evening, not in sorrow, but in gladness of hear

We meet this evening, not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart.

Abraham Lincoln

At the end of the day, sleep is a barometer of your emotiona

At the end of the day, sleep is a barometer of your emotional health. And so if you're not in the right place where you need to be, then you're going to have voices keeping you up at night because you have to work through those issues.

Man

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

Sir John Lubbock

Motivational

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything,

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.

He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but becaus

He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.

Feelings

I may be the prat in the hat, that's cool, but I drive an As

I may be the prat in the hat, that's cool, but I drive an Aston Martin DB5.

Cool

I have had fans make me the big picture collages of the phot

I have had fans make me the big picture collages of the photo books I have had fans send me birthday cakes... sing to me on my voicemail. I have had fans flash me. I have had older fans give me their bras and underwear onstage.

Birthday

We have treated our most serious adversaries, such as Iran a

We have treated our most serious adversaries, such as Iran and North Korea, in the most juvenile manner - by giving them the silent treatment. In so doing, we have weakened, not strengthened, our bargaining position and our leadership.

Theodore C. Sorensen

Leadership