Education Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson says a tiny tax can fund education, which he sees as the sure way to protect liberty. He stresses that math skills like algebra are essential, and that educating women and listening while trying are key to progress. He warns that those in power often try to control knowledge.
![“If our legislature does not heartily push our University [of Virginia] we must send our children for education to Kentucky [Transylvania College] or Cambridge [Harvard College]. The latter will return them to us as fanatics and tories, the former will keep them to add to their population.” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/thomas-jefferson-43_add_if-our-legislature-does-not-heartily-pus_1816270.jpg)
![“I... [proposed] three distinct grades of education, reaching all classes. 1. Elementary schools for all children generally, rich and poor. 2. Colleges for a middle degree of instruction, calculated for the common purposes of life and such as should be desirable for all who were in easy…” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/246/thomas-jefferson-43_children_i-proposed-three-distinct-grades-of-educ_2306767.jpg)
![“Of all the errors which can possibly be committed to the education of youth, that of sending them to Europe is themost fatal. I see [clearly] that no American should come to Europe under 30 years of age.” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/thomas-jefferson-43_age_of-all-the-errors-which-can-possibly-be_1072096.jpg)
