Will Thomas
Will Thomas
Will Thomas may refer to:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
safety individual justification
There is no justification for taking away individuals' freedom in the guise of public safety.
government newspapers
I'd rather have newspapers and no government than government and no newspapers.
office made convenience
Public offices were not made for private convenience.
war arithmetic interest
Never was so much false arithmetic employed on any subject, as that which has been employed to persuade nations that it is in their interest to go to war.
years second-amendment twenties
God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion.
powerful men agents
The introduction of so powerful an agent as steam to a carriage on wheels will make a great change in the situation of man.
country taken limits
It is an essential attribute of the jurisdiction of every country to preserve peace, to punish acts in breach of it, and to restore property taken by force within its limits.
country sacrifice safety
Our duty to ourselves, to posterity, and to mankind, call on us by every motive which is sacred or honorable, to watch over the safety of our beloved country during the troubles which agitate and convulse the residue of the world, and to sacrifice to that all personal and local considerations.
men law enemy
By nature's law, man is at peace with man till some aggression is committed, which, by the same law, authorizes one to destroy another as his enemy.
war rights long
I am ever unwilling that [peace] should be disturbed as long as the rights and interests of the nations can be preserved. But whensoever hostile aggressions on these require a resort to war, we must meet our duty and convince the world that we are just friends and brave enemies.
country honor degrees
The protection of our citizens, the spirit and honor of our country, require that force should be interposed to a certain degree.
government citizens function
To draw around the whole nation the strength of the General Government as a barrier against foreign foes... is [one of the] functions of the General Government on which [our citizens] have a right to call.
strong exercise weather
Not less than two hours a day should be devoted to exercise, and the weather shall be little regarded. If the body is feeble, the mind will not be strong.
doubt may trouble
When you are doubting whether a thing is worth the trouble of going to see, recollect that you will never again be so near it. You may repent not having seen it, but you can never repent having seen it.