The rights of the people to the exercise and fruits of their own industry can never be protected against the selfishness of rulers not subject to their control at short periods.
Thomas JeffersonLaws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.
Thomas JeffersonError indeed has often prevailed by the assistance of power or force. Truth is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error.
Thomas JeffersonThe selfish spirit of commerce, which knows no country, and feels no passion or principle but that of gain.
Thomas Jefferson