John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4635 Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4635 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) |
| QUOTATION: | Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations,—entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns, and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies; the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigour, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad;…freedom of religion; freedom of the press; freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected,—these principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | First Inaugural Address. March 4, 1801. |