--- title: "2 Jefferson Quotes By Stephen E. Ambrose" description: "2 Jefferson quotes by Stephen E. Ambrose. Plus more from Stephen E. Ambrose and more Jefferson sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/249/stephen-e-ambrose-16557_quote_jefferson-could-write-i-tremble-for-my-c_1047370.jpg" --- > [“Jefferson could write, “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/jefferson-could-write-i-tremble-for-my-country-when-i-reflect-that/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/249/stephen-e-ambrose-16557_quote_jefferson-could-write-i-tremble-for-my-c_1047370.jpg) > [“In addition, it seemed unlikely that one nation could govern an entire continent. The distances were just too great. A critical fact in the world of 1801 was that nothing moved faster than the speed of a horse. No human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/in-addition-it-seemed-unlikely-that-one-nation-could-govern-an-entire/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/stephen-e-ambrose-16557_jefferson_in-addition-it-seemed-unlikely-that-one_3150489.jpg) ## Other authors on Jefferson ## More by Stephen E. Ambrose > [“Hitler made only one big mistake when he built his Atlantic Wall,” the paratroopers liked to say. “He forgot to put a roof on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/hitler-made-only-one-big-mistake-when-he-built-his-atlantic-wall-the/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“All that existed was precious in Crazy Horse’s religion—whatever a man did or thought was good, was wakan, so long as he obeyed his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/all-that-existed-was-precious-in-crazy-horse-s-religion-whatever-a/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“Thus the total armada amounted to 5,333 ships and craft of all types,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/thus-the-total-armada-amounted-to-5-333-ships-and-craft-of-all-types/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“Ronald Spiers: The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/ronald-spiers-the-only-hope-you-have-is-to-accept-the-fact-that-you/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“These are some of the qualities that make for a good company commander. Lewis had them in abundance, plus some special touches that made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/these-are-some-of-the-qualities-that-make-for-a-good-company/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“Older British observers complained, "The trouble with you Yanks is that you are overpaid, oversexed, and over here." (To which the Yanks would reply,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/older-british-observers-complained-the-trouble-with-you-yanks-is-that/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“I instinctively dislike ever to uphold the conservative as opposed to the bold”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/i-instinctively-dislike-ever-to-uphold-the-conservative-as-opposed-to/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“No wrong will ever be done you by our nation.”3”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/no-wrong-will-ever-be-done-you-by-our-nation-3/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“Of courage undaunted, possessing a firmness and perseverance of purpose which nothing but impossibilities could divert from its direction, careful as a father of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/of-courage-undaunted-possessing-a-firmness-and-perseverance-of/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“Jefferson could write, “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/jefferson-could-write-i-tremble-for-my-country-when-i-reflect-that/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“May works be the test of patriotism as they ought, of right, to be of religion.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/may-works-be-the-test-of-patriotism-as-they-ought-of-right-to-be-of/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“So it had always been and apparently would be. The terms “peace” and “war” as understood by the Americans had no meaning to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/so-it-had-always-been-and-apparently-would-be-the-terms-peace-and-war/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“(In Austria after VE Day) Sergeant Mercier...dressed in a full German officer's uniform, topped off with a monocle for his right eye. Someone got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/in-austria-after-ve-day-sergeant-mercier-dressed-in-a-full-german/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“SHAEF had prepared for everything except the weather. It now became an obsession. It was the one thing for which no one could plan,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/shaef-had-prepared-for-everything-except-the-weather-it-now-became-an/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) > [“Pvt. Robert Fruling said he spent two and a half days at Pointe-du-Hoc, all of it crawling on his stomach. He returned on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-e-ambrose/pvt-robert-fruling-said-he-spent-two-and-a-half-days-at-pointe-du-hoc/) [Stephen E. Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-e-ambrose/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jefferson/stephen-e-ambrose/#itemlist", "name": "2 Jefferson Quotes By Stephen E. 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