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
I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.
Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish with yourself the habit of silence, especially in politics.
The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American.
Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.
Health is worth more than learning.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
It is the old practice of despots to use a part of the people to keep the rest in order.
Exercise and application produce order in our affairs, health of body, cheerfulness of mind, and these make us precious to our friends
I hold the precepts of Jesus as delivered by Himself, to be the most pure, benevolent and sublime which have ever been preached to man...
We must make our choice between economy and liberty or confusion and servitude...If we run into such debts, we must be taxed in our meat and drink, in our necessities and comforts, in our labor and in our amusements...if we can prevent the government from wasting the labor of the people, under the pretense of caring for them, they will be happy.
I am not among those who fear the people. They, and not the rich, are our dependence for continued freedom.
It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice
I cannot live without books: but fewer will suffice where amusement, and not use, is the only future object.
Those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God.