"There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents." ― Thomas Jefferson Topic(s): Men Tags: aristocracy, natural, there More From Thomas Jefferson "That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part." "It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it." "Never spend your money before you have earned it." More In Men "Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power."― George Bernard Shaw "Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs."― E. W. Howe "Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so."― Charles de Gaulle