I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another. – Thomas Jefferson
My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me. – Thomas Jefferson

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another. – Thomas Jefferson
My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me. – Thomas Jefferson
A lively and lasting sense of filial duty is more effectually impressed on the mind of a son or daughter by reading King Lear, than by all the dry volumes of ethics, and divinity, that ever were written. – 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
I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences. – Sonia Sotomayor