Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct. – Thomas Jefferson
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it. – Thomas Jefferson
Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct. – Thomas Jefferson
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it. – Thomas Jefferson
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. – 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