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 execution of the laws is more important than the making them
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.
We discover (in the gospels) a groundwork of vulgar ignorance, of things impossible, of superstition, fanaticism and fabrication
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, an hundred.
When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.
A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation.
A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inferences
They (preachers) dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight and scowl on the fatal harbinger announcing the subversions of the duperies on which they live
A republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes irresistible
Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.
The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do.
The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements