Thomas Jefferson Power Quotes

What did Thomas Jefferson say about Power?

Thomas Jefferson has written many quotes about Power. E.g.,

• Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
• I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
• The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.

What are the top most famous Power quotes by Thomas Jefferson?

Here are the top most famous quotes about Power by Thomas Jefferson.

• Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
• I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
• The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.
• Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.
• Power is not alluring to pure minds.