Jefferson Quotes

133 quotes by 107 authors

I believe that Thomas Jefferson said: 'If it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket, what difference is it to me?' — Glenn Beck
It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We are able to… — Grace Lee Boggs
To finish building the free society dreamed of by Washington, Franklin, and Jefferson, we must draw upon the resources of the enlightened imagination, which can… — Robert Thurman
I've long believed that one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation… — Ronald Reagan
We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark… — Barbara Jordan
Thomas Jefferson believed that to preserve the very foundations of our nation, we would need dramatic change from time to time. Well, my fellow citizens,… — William J. Clinton
My long-time view about Christianity is that it represents an amalgam of two seemingly immiscible parts-the religion of Jesus and the religion of Paul. Thomas… — Carl Sagan
Before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched across the pages of history the majestic words of the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I want to make a toast to all at this press event who agree with Thomas Jefferson, who said that our liberty depends on the… — Sarah Palin
In Jefferson's mind democracy was tantamount to extreme individualism. — Herbert Croly
The adoption by Jefferson and the Republicans of the political structure of their opponents is of an importance hardly inferior to that of the adoption… — Herbert Croly
Our greatest leaders are neither dreamers nor dictators: They are, like Jefferson, those who articulate national aspirations yet master the mechanics of influence and know… — Jon Meacham
There were four million people in the American Colonies and we had Jefferson and Franklin. Now we have over 200 million and the two top… — Mort Sahl
They [Republicans] say, 'You're too conservative.' Was Thomas Jefferson too conservative? I'm tired of some people calling me wacky. — Sharron Angle
Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will ye be true to your constitutional faith? — Caleb Cushing
Conservatives are people who worship at the graves of dead radicals. Stop to think about that. The people who started this country, George Washington, Jefferson,… — Tony Campolo
I had done a lot of rock 'n' roll photography when I was in college. I was one of many photographers who worked for The… — John Dykstra
And why should we, of all people, expect the proud new developing nations to see the world precisely as we see it? Was any new… — Chester Bowles
Perhaps myself the first, at some expense of popularity, to unfold the true character of Jefferson, it is too late for me to become his… — Alexander Hamilton
How I longed to see these things; how I longed to see the Liberty Bell and walk on the streets where Thomas Jefferson, Tom Paine… — Burl Ives

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