History Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson says history mainly shows us when government goes wrong. He warns that too much control can turn a nation into a tyrant. He also calls a genuine piece of history a rare and valuable treasure. He also believes that studying past events helps us see the dangers of overreaching power.
![“History by apprising them [the people] of the past will enable them to judge of the future. . . . It will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of men: it will enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume; and knowing it, to defeat its views.” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f41/thomas-jefferson-43_action_history-by-apprising-them-the-people-of_1568717.jpg)
![“On the subject of the history of the American Revolution, you ask who shall write it? Who can write it? And who will ever be able to write it? Nobody, except merely its external facts... all its councils, designs and discussions having been conducted by Congress [behind] closed doors - and no…” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ae/thomas-jefferson-43_able_on-the-subject-of-the-history-of-the-ame_314441.jpg)
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