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 good sense of the people will always be found to be the best army
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.
The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government.
Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those with whom we live, and on whose esteem our happiness depends.
It must be observed that our revenues are raised almost wholly on imported goods.
I believe in good luck, and the harder I work and the more I believe in myself, the luckier I get.
A good neighbor is a very desireable thing.
A determination never to do what is wrong, prudence, and good-humor, will go far toward securing to you the estimation of the world.
A little revolution is a good thing.
The sun has not caught me in bed in fifty years.
No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty. Good men will obey the last, but bad ones the former only. If our government ever fails, it will be from this weakness.
What i value more than all things, good humor.
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