Qoutes of Thomas Jefferson and writings of Thomas Paine
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every
form of tyranny over the mind of man." --Thomas Jefferson
"A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate." --Thomas Jefferson
"Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the world with a right to his own person, which includes the liberty of moving and using it at his own will. This is what is called personal liberty, and is given him by the Author of nature, because necessary for his own sustenance." --Thomas Jefferson
"The freedom and happiness of man... [are] the sole objects of all legitimate government." --Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine:
http://www.ushistory.org/pain
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