All Thomas Jefferson Quotes
- Those are governed best who are governed least. Best
- The sheep are happier of themselves, than under the care of wolves. Care
- The main objects of all science, the freedom and happiness of man. . . . [are] the sole objects of all legitimate government. A plaque… All
- An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens . . . There has never been a moment… Been
- The true theory of our Constitution is surely the wisest and best, that the States are independent as to everything within themselves, and united as… Affair
- I do verily believe that if the principle were to prevail of a common law being in force in the United States (which principle possesses… All
- Convinced that the republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind, my… Animating
- 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… All
- I do believe that General Washington had not a firm confidence in the durability of our government. He was naturally distrustful of men, and inclined… Adoption
- The best hemp and the best tobacco grow on the same kind of soil. The former article is of the first necessity to the wealth… Article
- . . . in the full tide of successful experiment. Experiment
- That ideas should freely spread from one to another over the globe, for the moral and mutual instruction of man, and improvement of his condition,… Air
- To lay taxes to provide for the general welfare of the United States, that is to say, 'to lay taxes for the purpose of providing… Ad
- I recoil with horror at the ferociousness of man. Will nations never devise a more rational umpire of differences than force? Are there no means… Blood
- The most effective means of preventing tyranny is to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at large, and more especially to… Effective
- A government is republican in proportion as every member composing it has his equal voice in the direction of its concerns, not indeed in person,… Beyond
- I could think of no worse example for nations abroad, who for the first time were trying to put free electoral procedures into effect, than… Abroad
- It is part of the American character to consider nothing as desperate. America
- Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle. Becomes
- Experience has already shown that the impeachment the Constitution has provided is not even a scarecrow. Already Shown
- There is no act, however virtuous, for which ingenuity may not find some bad motive. Act
- That this privilege of giving or of withholding our monies is an important barrier against the undue exertion of prerogative, which if left altogether without… All
- Reason and free inquiry are the only effective agents against error. Give a loose to them, they will support the true religion by bringing every… Agents
- Choice by the people themselves is not generally distinguished for its wisdom. Choice
- Botany I rank with the most valuable sciences. Botany