"Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government." ― Thomas Jefferson Topic(s): Government Tags: conquest, principles More From Thomas Jefferson "Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?" "If God is just, I tremble for my country." "I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office." More In Government "It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear…’"― Rutherford B. Hayes "Making recess appointments when the Senate isn’t in recess is neither rational nor moderate. It’s a raw misuse of executive power by a president whose love of government is his most vulnerable spot with the electorate."― John Podhoretz "Fashion fosters cliches of beauty, but I want to tear them apart."― Miuccia Prada