Truth Quote by Thomas Jefferson — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error.”

“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”

“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.”

“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.”

“There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people.”

“Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error.”

“The number of those who have nothing to recommend them and of those in whom nothing but good can be found is probably equal”

“As the poets say, stories are truth told through lies.”

“Don't be afraid to speak out. Your human rights story could be the inspiration that opens the window to someone else's awakening. Let's draw open the curtains together.”

“Earthlings, full of diversity, generally weren't hostile toward each other. The Earth was like a big insect jar. Insects put into a jar together tended not to fight unless the jar was agitated enough. If the jar owners put different types of ants in the same jar without agitating their habitat enough, they might just work together to overthrow the jar owners and build a happy society where everyone was equal and free. And we can't have that. Gotta keep shakin' that jar.”

“Maybe it's just that some of us have had certain facts and truths slapped up against our heads so hard and so often that we have to see them and pay our respects to their reality.”