Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Thomas Jefferson Quotes: The present generation has the same right of self-government which the past one has exercised for itself.
         

The present generation has the same right of self-government which the past one has exercised for itself.


Thomas Jefferson
Check all other quotes by Thomas Jefferson

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Thomas Jefferson Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Mon. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/The-present-generation-has-the-same-right-1107690>.





Check out


Other quotes of Thomas Jefferson


I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.



Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.



Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.



The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.



I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.



I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.



When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.



Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.



The government you elect is the government you deserve.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.



Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.





Other quotes you may like


Three quarters of faith is boldness.Three quarters of wisdom is intelligence.Three quarters of love is kindness.

Three quarters of faith is boldness.Three quarters of wisdom is intelligence.Three quarters of love is kindness.




The earth is too small a star and we too brief a visitor upon it for anything to matter more than the struggle for peace.

The earth is too small a star and we too brief a visitor upon it for anything to matter more than the struggle for peace.



Getting the right people in the right jobs is a lot more important than developing a strategy.

Getting the right people in the right jobs is a lot more important than developing a strategy.



My inheritance how lordly wide and fair; Time is my fair seed-field, to Time I'm heir.

My inheritance how lordly wide and fair; Time is my fair seed-field, to Time I'm heir.



Because I believe that the future of the music lies in the Internet. It can be sold on the Internet.

Because I believe that the future of the music lies in the Internet. It can be sold on the Internet.



I prefer to like the people I invest in, but it's not an absolute necessity, as long as they have a good mind and I know they'll do whatever it takes to be successful.

I prefer to like the people I invest in, but it's not an absolute necessity, as long as they have a good mind and I know they'll do whatever it takes to be successful.



War always takes you by surprise.

War always takes you by surprise.



The eye is the painter and the ear the singer.

The eye is the painter and the ear the singer.



My position is perfectly definite. Gravitation, motion, heat, light, electricity and chemical action are one and the same object in various forms of manifestation.

My position is perfectly definite. Gravitation, motion, heat, light, electricity and chemical action are one and the same object in various forms of manifestation.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "The present generation has the same right of self-government which the past one has exercised for itself.". Author of this quote is Thomas Jefferson. This quote is about government, self, past,.