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Thomas Jefferson quotes

American President April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826

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Thomas Jefferson quote: "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to..."
All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson quote: "When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a..."
When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property. Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson quote: "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that..."
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever. Thomas Jefferson
The rights hereby asserted are of the natural rights of mankind, and that if any act shall be hereafter passed to repeal the present or to narrow its operation, such act will be an infringement of natural right. Thomas Jefferson
My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair. Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson quote: "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good..."
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Thomas Jefferson
The central bank is an institution of the most deadly hostility existing against the Principles and form of our Constitution. I am an Enemy to all banks discounting bills or notes for anything but Coin. If the American People allow private banks to control the issuance of their currency, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the People of all their Property until their Children will wake up homeless on the continent... Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson quote: "I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that..."
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be. Thomas Jefferson
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning. Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson quote: "I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I..."
I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely the happier for it. Thomas Jefferson
Shake off all fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for 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
Thomas Jefferson quote: "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the..."
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. Thomas Jefferson
If the book be false in its facts, disprove them; if false in its reasoning, refute it. But, for God's sake, let us freely hear both sides, if we choose. Thomas Jefferson
Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the arc of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom more than human, and suppose what they did to be beyond amendment. I know that age well; I belonged to it, and labored with it. It deserved well of its country. It was very like the present, but without the experience of the present; and forty years of experience in government is worth a century of... Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson quote: "I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good..."
I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad. Thomas Jefferson

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