Business Quote by Christopher Hitchens

“On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning of the world to this day, have been quarreling,…

— George Washington

“Deeply reluctant to judge a Founder as wanting in moral force, modern commentators retreat to a range of adjectives such as ‘flawed,’ ‘human,’ ‘contradictory,’…

— Henry Wiencek

“Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and Father of the…

— Thomas Jefferson

“When we seek to understand liberty, equality, progress, constitutional governance, separation of church and state, and the meaning of the American Revolution, we do…

— R.B. Bernstein

Thomas Jefferson survives.

— John Adams

“Jefferson is now remembered as the author of one of the English language’s most timeless passages, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that…

— Charles River Editors

“A religiously ambiguous Thomas Jefferson is not useful to the Christian right.”

— Matt McCook

“I do not believe that Mr. Jefferson ever hated me. On the contrary, I believe he always like me: but he detested Hamilton and…

— John Adams

“Thomas Jefferson still survives”

— John Adams

“It is indeed a mortifying reflection to those who are actuated by the love of fame, so justly denominated the last infirmity of noble…

— David Hume

“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

“It was of course Jefferson’s gift at one time or another to put with eloquence the “right” answer to every moral question. In practice,…

— Gore Vidal