1083: Thomas Jefferson – Obligated to Disobey Unjust Laws

If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so. —Thomas Jefferson

1076: Thomas Jefferson – Timid Men Prefer Despotism

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty. —Thomas Jefferson

1039: Thomas Jefferson – Rightful Liberty is Unobstructed Action

Rightful Liberty is unobstructed action according to our will, within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add “within the limits of the law,” because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual. —Thomas JeffersonDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 5.14MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 302KB
Rightful Liberty is unobstructed action according to our will, within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add “within the limits of the law,” because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual. —Thomas JeffersonDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 5.86MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 353KB
Rightful Liberty is unobstructed action according to our will, within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add “within the limits of the law,” because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual. —Thomas Jefferson