Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jeffersonwas an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. He was elected the second Vice President of the United States, serving under John Adams and in 1800 was elected the third President. Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, which motivated American colonists to break from Great Britain and form a new nation. He produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth13 April 1743
CityShadwell, VA
CountryUnited States of America
The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.
We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.
We never repent of having eaten too little.
That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.
Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.
I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary.
The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.
If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest.
War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.
Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with it.
Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.
Taste cannot be controlled by law.
No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.
Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.