2,194 Quotes by Thomas Jefferson

If I had to choose between government without newspapers, and newspapers without government, I wouldn't hesitate to choose the latter

It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible.

It is the old practice of despots to use a part of the people to keep the rest in order.

An occasional insurrection will not weigh against the inconveniences of a government of force, such as are monarchies and aristocracies.

All the world would be Christian if they were taught the pure Gospel of Christ!.

On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally's cellar.

Travelling is good for your health and necessary for your amusement.

Exercise and application produce order in our affairs, health of body, cheerfulness of mind, and these make us precious to our friends

Very many and very meritorious were the worthy patriots who assisted in bringing back our government to its republican tack. To preserve it in that, will require unremitting vigilance.