It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good. – Thomas Jefferson
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. – Thomas Jefferson
If God is just, I tremble for my country. – Thomas Jefferson
It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. – Thomas Jefferson
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. – Thomas Jefferson
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just that his justice cannot sleep forever. – Thomas Jefferson
Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none. – Thomas Jefferson
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it. – Thomas Jefferson
Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another? – Thomas Jefferson
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. – Thomas Jefferson
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning. – Thomas Jefferson
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. – Thomas Jefferson
Question with boldness even the existence of a God because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear. – Thomas Jefferson
Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear. – Thomas Jefferson
I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master. – Thomas Jefferson
There is not a truth existing which I fear… or would wish unknown to the whole world. – Thomas Jefferson
My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me. – Thomas Jefferson
Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor. – Thomas Jefferson
To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education. – Thomas Jefferson
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. – Thomas Jefferson
