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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Country United States
Born Saturday, 13 April 1743
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Quotes 165

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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 (April 2, 1743 O.S.) – July 4, 1826) was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom (1777), the third President of the United States (1801–1809) and founder of the University of Virginia (1819). He was an influential Founding Father and an exponent of Jeffersonian democracy.

Quotes by Thomas Jefferson

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My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Uncategorized
An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry. Uncategorized
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country. Uncategorized
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Uncategorized
A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities. Uncategorized
A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference. Uncategorized
Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor Uncategorized
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. Uncategorized
Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear. Uncategorized
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. Uncategorized
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks. Uncategorized
When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe. Uncategorized
The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money. Uncategorized
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/thomas_jefferson.html#0p42A4Jw17gVvECw.99 Uncategorized
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine. Uncategorized
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Uncategorized
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Uncategorized
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Uncategorized
There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. Uncategorized
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Uncategorized

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