FastSaying

To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every spirit should be ready to devote itself to martyrdom; for as long as we may think as we will, and speak as we think, the condition of man will proceed in improvement

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

FreedomMindPressSpirit

Related Quotes

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
— Thomas Jefferson
Freedom of the press
I have great hope that some patriotic spirit will, at a favorable moment, call (up the law for religious freedom) and make it the keystone of the arch of our government
— Thomas Jefferson
FreedomHopeLaw
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
— Thomas Jefferson
FreedomLibertyPress
The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and social being
— Thomas Jefferson
Press
It is a melancholy truth, that a suppression of the press could not more completely deprive the nation of its benefits than is done by its abandoned prostitution to falsehood
— Thomas Jefferson
MelancholyPressTruth