All Thomas Jefferson Quotes
- Tobacco is a culture productive of infinite wretchedness. Culture
- [F]alsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good dispositions. All
- For the power given to Congress by the Constitution does not extend to the internal regulation of the commerce of a State (that is to… Another State
- Fear can only prevail when victims are ignorant of the facts. Facts
- All through your life, you'll be faced with making a decision between two things-choose the one that is right. If they are both right, then… All
- Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Ball
- It is not too soon to provide by every possible means that as few as possible shall be without a little portion of land. The… Every Possible
- And say, finally, whether peace is best preserved by giving energy to the government or information to the people. This last is the most legitimate… Best
- It is an encouraging observation that no good measure was ever proposed which, if duly pursued, failed to prevail in the end. Duly
- It would not be for the public good to have [a majority in Congress of one party] greater [than] two to one. Congress
- Where the principle of difference [between political parties] is as substantial and as strongly pronounced as between the republicans and the monocrats of our country,… Country
- Those who bear equally the burthens of Government should equally participate of its benefits. Bear
- I have indeed two great measures at heart, without which no republic can maintain itself in strength: 1. That of general education, to enable every… All
- What has been the effect of coericion [sic]? To make one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites. To support roguery and errors… All
- It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead. Administer
- Paper money is liable to be abused, has been, is, and forever will be abused, in every country in which it is permitted. Abused
- One never really knows how much one has been touched by a place until one has left it. Been
- The olive tree is surely the richest gift of Heaven. I can scarcely expect bread. Bread
- ...is the spirit of the people an infallible, a permanent reliance? ...the spirit of the times may alter, will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt,… Alter
- No man has done everything he can who has done only his best. Best
- The suppression of unnecessary offices, of useless establishments and expenses enabled us to discontinue our internal taxes. These covering our land with officers, and opening… Already Begun
- Idleness begets ennui, ennui the hypochondriac, and that a diseased body. No laborious person was ever yet hysterical. Begets
- While wading through the whimsies, the puerilities, and unintelligible jargon of this work [Plato's Republic], I laid it down often to ask myself how it… Ask
- Though written constitutions may be violated in moments of passion or delusion, yet they furnish a text to which those who are watchful may again… Constitution
- Is uniformity of opinion desirable? No more than that of face and stature. Conformity