Quotes Thomas Jefferson

"War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing...

"The government is best which governs least."...

"If you are obliged to neglect any thing, let it be your che...

"Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as ...

"I never believed there was one code of morality for a publi...

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time wit...

"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of ...

"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniencies attending ...

"...a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men f...

"There is no act, however virtuous, for which ingenuity may ...

"It is error alone which needs the support of government. Tr...

"It was by the sober sense of our citizens that we were safe...

"I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, t...

"Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free...

"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because...

"The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of...

"Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations -- ...

"Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; ent...