quote o’ the day: Thomas Jefferson, on power

from Vivian Paige.

“I know no safe depositary of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education. This is the true corrective of abuses of constitutional power.”

–Thomas Jefferson, 1820

3 thoughts on “quote o’ the day: Thomas Jefferson, on power

  1. Thanks. Vivian’s very locally-focused but a worthwhile read nonetheless. I’m thinking about blogging the post she made about her father’s sermon on the Uncurables. Much to think on there.

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