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
No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of wine substitutes ardent spirits as the common beverage. It is, in truth, the only antidote to the bane of whiskey.
The ocean ... like the air, is the common birth-right of mankind.
If the obstacles of bigotry and priestcraft can be surmounted, we may hope that common sense will suffice to do everything else.
not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of . . . but to place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent, and to justify ourselves in the independent stand we are compelled to take.
Above all I hope that the education of the common people will be attended to so they won't forget the basic principles of freedom.
Civil government being the sole object of forming societies, its administration must be conducted by common consent.
I can never fear that things will go far wrong where common sense has fair play.
The art of governing consists simply of being honest, exercising common sense, following principle, and doing what is right and just.
Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.
Common sense is the foundation of all authorities, of the laws themselves, and of their construction.
I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.
We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.
The selfish spirit of commerce knows no country, and feels no passion of principle but that of gain
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government