Quotes about Thomas jefferson

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I have no ambition to govern men — it is a painful and thankless office.
We inherited these principles and these freedoms and we here highly resolve that we shall pass them on, as we will pass — Christopher Hitchens
But, Jefferson worried that the people - and the argument goes back to Thucydides and Aristotle - are easily misled. He — Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Nevertheless, (Jefferson) believed that the habit of skepticism is an essential prerequisite for responsible citizenship — Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
In 1778, Jefferson presented to the Virginia legislature "A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge," in which — Fareed Zakaria, In Defense of a Liberal Education
...The Presidential election has given me less anxiety than I myself could have imagined. The next administration will b — John Adams, Adams-Jefferson Letters
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. — Benjamin Franklin
How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth e — Thomas Jefferson
Those who expect to be both ignorant and free, expect what never was and never will be. — Thomas Jefferson
We know of no spectacle more ridiculous—or more contemptible—than that of the religious reactionaries who dare to re-wri — Christopher Hitchens
History is philosophy teaching by examples. — Thomas Jefferson
If you serve humanity, you serve humanity's God. — Thomas Jefferson, Works of Thomas Jefferson. Including The Jefferson Bible, Autobiography and The Writings of Thomas Jefferson (Illustrated), with Notes on Virginia, Parliamentary ... more.
The boldness of his mind was sheathed in a scabbard of politeness. — Dumas Malone, Jefferson the Virginian
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under — Thomas Jefferson
From this we conclude, that, to live in harmony and peace…we must trace a line of distinction between those (assertions) — Constantin-François Volney, The Ruins of Empires
No government ought to be without censors — and where the press is free no one ever will.
Without Thomas Jefferson and his Declaration of Independence, there would have been no American revolution that announce — Christopher Hitchens
Thomas Jefferson. . . knew what schools were for--to ensure that citizens would know when and how to protect their liber — Neil Postman, The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School
The evolution of national unity and equal rights is all about what America represents as a nation today: a manifestation — Patrick Mendis, Peaceful War: How the Chinese Dream and the American Destiny Create a New Pacific World Order
Jefferson also founded the first intentionally secularized university in America. His vision for the University of Virgi — Daryl C. Cornett