In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty. – Thomas Jefferson
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. – Thomas Jefferson

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty. – Thomas Jefferson
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. – Thomas Jefferson
I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind. – Thomas Jefferson
Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question. – Thomas Jefferson
I believe that every English poet should read the English classics, master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them, travel abroad, experience the horror of sordid passion and — if he is lucky enough — know the love of an honest woman. – Robert Graves (1895–1985), lecture at Oxford, quoted in Time, 1961 Decembe