I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind. – Thomas Jefferson
The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American. – Thomas Jefferson

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind. – Thomas Jefferson
The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American. – Thomas Jefferson
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country. – Thomas Jefferson
Whenever there are in any country uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on. The small landowners are the most precious part of a state. – Thomas Jefferson