Books Quote by Charles River Editors

“History has shown time and time again that there is no such thing as all things being equal. That is why Jefferson wrote that…

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

It is easily and often overlooked that when Thomas Jefferson asserted that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness were inalienable human rights, he…

— Tom Stoppard

Thomas Jefferson understood the greater purpose of the liberty that our Founding Fathers sought during the creation of our Nation. Although it was against…

— William J. Clinton

“We have forgotten what Thomas Jefferson told us in 1776: that we are endowed by the Creator "with certain unalienable Rights, that among these…

— John Rosemond

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable…

— Thomas Jefferson

'The people are the only sure reliance, for the preservation of our LIBERTY!' Thomas Jefferson

— Andrew Guzaldo

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights;…

— Thomas Jefferson

“By the way we also hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal that they have been endowed by…

— Nicanor Parra

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights;…

— Ambrose Bierce

We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal and independent, that from that equal creation they derive…

— Thomas Jefferson

“America has always been torn between the ideal and the real, between noble goals and inevitable compromises. So was Jefferson. In his head and…

— Jon Meacham

“In politics and in his personal life, Thomas Jefferson was a complicated man, but in one thing he was consistent: the wanted the best…

— Thomas J. Craughwell