All Thomas Jefferson Quotes
- I endeavor to keep their attention fixed on the main objects of all science, the freedom & happiness of man. All
- no one more sincerely wishes the spread of information among mankind than I do, and none has greater confidence in it's effect towards supporting free… Among
- I hope the necessity will at length be seen of establishing institutions, here as in Europe, where every branch of science, useful at this day,… Branch
- for the present we may groupe the sciences into Professorships as follows, subject however to be changed according to the qualifications of the persons we… Able
- this interesting subject, which, if the condition of man is to be progressively ameliorated, as we fondly hope and believe, is to be the chief… Ameliorated
- this last establishment will probably be within a mile of Charlottesville, and four from Monticello, if the system should be adopted at all by our… Adopted
- A system of general instruction, which shall reach every description of our citizens, from the richest to the poorest, as it was the earliest, so… All
- Drawing ... is an innocent & engaging amusement, often useful, and a qualification not to be neglected in one who is to become a mother… Amusement
- female education ... has occupied my attention so far only as the education of my own daughters ... I thought it essential to give them… Attention
- among the values of classical learning I estimate the Luxury of reading the Greek & Roman authors in all the beauties of their originals ...… Affection
- what is wanting to restore us to our station among our confederates? not more money from the people. enough has been raised by them, and… Among
- The Petition of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Chapman Johnson, Joseph C. Cabell, James Breckenridge, John Hartwell Cocke, and Robert Taylor the Rector and Visitors of… Chapman
- I look to the diffusion of light and education as the resource most to be relied on for ameliorating the condition, promoting the virtue and… Advancing
- the qualifications for self-government in society are not innate. they are the result of habit and long training. Educational
- Victory and defeat are each of the same price. Defeat
- Wake up, dream, have the ambition to do the things you have always dreamed of, go farther than any man has ever been before, go… Achieve
- Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous and they are tied to… Band
- I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries; as long as they are chiefly agricultural. Agricultural
- Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness. Agriculture
- War...is as much a punishment to the punisher as to the sufferer. Inspirational
- This I hope will be the age of experiments in government, and that their basis will be founded in principles of honesty, not of mere… Age
- I know of no safe depository of the ultimate power of the society but the people themselves. Depository
- They are nations of eternal war. All their energies are expended in the destruction of the labor, property, and lives of their people. All
- But though an old man, I am but a young gardener. Garden
- I never before knew the full value of trees. Under them I breakfast, dine, write, read and receive my company. Breakfast