Thomas Jefferson Quotes

Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
American President
Born: Apr 13, 1743
Died: Jul 4, 1826
Every Government Man Men People Will
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Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people. Thomas Jefferson
People Power Responsible Leave Existing Authority
Taste cannot be controlled by law. Thomas Jefferson
Legal Law Taste Controlled Cannot
To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education. Thomas Jefferson
Education Clouds Darkness Mind Dissipate Penetrate Must General Strengthened
The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them. Thomas Jefferson
Silence Way Religious Take Them Notice Disputes
I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master. Thomas Jefferson
Trust Fear Result Will No Fear Men Master Experiment Our Without Govern Trusted May Themselves
I know of no safe depository 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. Thomas Jefferson
People Control Think Society Enough Take Remedy Know Safe Powers Exercise Ultimate Discretion Inform Them Themselves Wholesome Enlightened
I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or admit a right of inquiry into the religious opinions of others. Thomas Jefferson
Word Will Others Inquiry Intolerance Religious Admit Never Bow Opinions Any Act Right
I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely the happier for it. Thomas Jefferson
Myself Single Month Take Feel Read Nor Infinitely Happier Newspaper
I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind. Thomas Jefferson
War Abhor Greatest Scourge Mankind View
As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also. Thomas Jefferson
Fight Enemies Men Our Like Also Them Us Show Reason Let Us Found Now
Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man. Thomas Jefferson
Man Rights Unalienable Nothing Unchangeable Inherent
I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive. Thomas Jefferson
Government Own Always Am Oppressive Friend Very Energetic
Be polite to all, but intimate with few. Thomas Jefferson
Few Intimate Polite
The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory. Thomas Jefferson
Every Imagination Favor Object Only Sees His Person Traits Which Forms Theory Moment
No man will ever carry out of the Presidency the reputation which carried him into it. Thomas Jefferson
Man Will Reputation Presidency Carried Out Carry Him Which Ever
I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way. Thomas Jefferson
Truth Knowledge Whatever Every Way Follow Fearing Results Pursuit Never Led Authority Stood Which Reason Bold
In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When that violence shall be removed, when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, hostilities shall cease on our part also. Thomas Jefferson
Defense Took Our Properties Shall Part Also Arms Cease Up Persons Actual Violation Violence
The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it. Thomas Jefferson
Master Other Imitate Our Despotism Degrading See Part Between Most Learn Exercise Passions Perpetual Submissions Commerce Children Boisterous Whole Slave
There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me. Thomas Jefferson
Me Grass Shoots Uninteresting
It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own. Thomas Jefferson
Man Change Liberty Values Become Own Every Others Circumstances Case Himself His May Who Conscience Resist Every Man
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. Thomas Jefferson
War Matter Try Fire Endeavor Duty Our Inquiring Ourselves Must Brought Shall Fired Take House Within Without Still Whether Place Avoid Whom Actually Defend Extinguish
The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead. Thomas Jefferson
Living Earth Dead Belongs
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. Thomas Jefferson
Will Men Down Meeting Never Town Another Greatest Quarrel Existed Confederacy Nations Which Who Thing Association
Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism. Thomas Jefferson
Despotism Immediate Vital Parent Force Principle
I have done for my country, and for all mankind, all that I could do, and I now resign my soul, without fear, to my God - my daughter to my country. Thomas Jefferson
God Soul Fear Daughter Country My Soul Could Without Done Mankind Now Resign
I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary. Thomas Jefferson
Today Tomorrow Think Soldier General Romans Should Necessary
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