Will Thomas
Will Thomas
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NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
passion people political
Though written constitutions may be violated in moments of passion or delusion, yet they furnish a text to which those who are watchful may again rally and recall the people; they fix too for the people the principles of their political creed.
plato philosophy science
While wading through the whimsies, the puerilities, and unintelligible jargon of this work [Plato's Republic], I laid it down often to ask myself how it could have been that the world should have so long consented to give reputation to such nonsense as this?
men done politics
No man has done everything he can who has done only his best.
people may politics
...is the spirit of the people an infallible, a permanent reliance? ...the spirit of the times may alter, will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless.
tree heaven olives
The olive tree is surely the richest gift of Heaven. I can scarcely expect bread.
use arguing reason
It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead.
hypocrite errors support
What has been the effect of coericion [sic]? To make one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites. To support roguery and errors all over the earth... [Instead] reason and persuasion are the only practicable instruments. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged; and how can we wish others to indulge it while we refuse it ourselves.
children heart school
I have indeed two great measures at heart, without which no republic can maintain itself in strength: 1. That of general education, to enable every man to judge for himself what will secure or endanger his freedom. 2. To divide every county into hundreds, of such size that all the children of each will be within reach of a central school in it.
government benefits bears
Those who bear equally the burthens of Government should equally participate of its benefits.
party two majority
It would not be for the public good to have [a majority in Congress of one party] greater [than] two to one.
ends observation ifs
It is an encouraging observation that no good measure was ever proposed which, if duly pursued, failed to prevail in the end.
mean land littles
It is not too soon to provide by every possible means that as few as possible shall be without a little portion of land. The small landholders are the most precious part of a state.
character gun games
Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.
leadership sports two
All through your life, you'll be faced with making a decision between two things-choose the one that is right. If they are both right, then choose the one that will make you feel the best about it at the end of the day.