Quote Author: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson – ‘The man who reads nothing at…

‘The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.’

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Thomas Jefferson – ‘Reason and free inquiry are …

‘Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error.’

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Thomas Jefferson – ‘Shake off all the fears of s…

‘Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices under which weak minds are servility 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; … Continue reading →

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Thomas Jefferson – ‘It does me no injury for my …

‘It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’

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Thomas Jefferson – ‘No man will ever bring out o…

‘No man will ever bring out of the Presidency the reputation which carries him into it. To myself personally it brings nothing but increasing drudgery and daily loss of friends.’

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Thomas Jefferson – ‘If some period be not fixed …

‘If some period be not fixed either by the Constitution or by practice to the services of the First Magistrate his office though nominally elective will in fact be for life and that will soon degenerate into an inheritance.’

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Thomas Jefferson – ‘He who permits himself to te…

‘He who permits himself to tell a lie once finds it much easier to do it a second and third time till at length it becomes habitual.’

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Thomas Jefferson – ‘… the science of calculati…

‘… the science of calculation also is indispensable as far as the extraction of the square and cube roots: Algebra as far as the quadratic equation and the use of logarithms are often of value in ordinary cases: but all … Continue reading →

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Thomas Jefferson – ‘I wish it were possible to o…

‘I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our government; I mean an additional article taking from the Federal … Continue reading →

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Thomas Jefferson – ‘It is error alone which need…

‘It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.’

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