Famous Thomas Jefferson Quote 

"A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring
one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own
pursuits of industry and improvement."

by:
Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President
Date:
1801
Source:
First Inaugural Address
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Reader comments about this quote:
Suffice it to say, America does not have a wise or frugal government. Of course, Americans are dumbed down so much they just don't care.
 -- E Archer, NYC		 
The current non-wise/frugal government now restrains, and injures the otherwise free while regulating the demise of industry and improvement
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
Absolutely! Although, Jefferson was just a greedy-money-hungering-bastard who didn't know a thing about how an individual should declare his unalienable rights and indpenedence from and unwise and spend-happy government. Ah, the irony.
 -- Logan, Memphis, TN		 
Hallelujah, Amen!
 -- helorat, Milton		 
Our government is not frugal, creating laws to protect us from ourselves and every other potential problem, both real and imagined. I'd love to be free to regulate my own pursuits without government telling me how to do it and why I can't.
 -- Joe, Rochester, MI		 
You guys are awesome! (PS: I think Reston must surely be faking it...NO BODY could be so far left that they are in the realm of the simple minded--could they?)
 -- Michael, Houston		 
This is a good description of the ideal government. Unfortunately, men make up the government.
 -- Ken, Allyn, WA		 
I think we are getting closer and closer to one of TJ's other quotes, I.E. "The tree of liberty" cuz revolution may be the only way to unseat those corrupt, brainwashing, pompous, career politicians! And that's the only way to really allow capitalism to thrive! Not everyone from Boston is a liberal!
 -- Anonymous, Boston, MA		 
Just one more issue that is lost on Pres. Obama. Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Madison, Washington, et al, are fortunate indeed, that they are not here to witness the destruction of our country from within by a socialist president. Look closely and you'll see that compacency by US citizenry has brought us here. The federal government is the root cause of all of our economic woes; they created the corporate environment that so many wish to blame. Dig a little and you'll find I speak the truth.
 -- Nancy, Marion		 
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