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
To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed,
Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.
I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.
Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.
Equal rights for all, special privileges for none
Men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties: 1. Those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw all powers from them into the hands of the higher classes. 2. Those who identify themselves with the people, have confidence in them, cherish and consider them as the most honest and safe, although not the most wise depositary of the public interests. In every country these two parties exist, and in every one where they are free to think, speak, and write, they will declare themselves.
A private central bank issuing the public currency is a greater menace to the liberties of the people than a standing army. We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.
I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.
The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases.
For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.
The people will not understand the importance of the Second Amendment until it is too late.
Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.
The government you elect is the government you deserve.