It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read. – Thomas Jefferson
I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another. – Thomas Jefferson

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read. – Thomas Jefferson
I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another. – 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 recoil with horror at the ferociousness of man. Will nations never devise a more rational umpire of differences than force? Are there no means of coercing injustice more gratifying to our nature than a waste of the blood of thousands and of the labor of millions of our fellow creatures? – Thomas Jefferson