Quotes by : Thomas Jefferson

I have no ambition to govern men it is a painful and thankless office.

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade but in the sunshine of life; & thanks to a benevolent....

The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without....

I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever in religion,....

Nothing was or is farther from my intentions, than to enlist myself as the champion of a fixed opinion,....

I am certainly not an advocate for frequent and untried changes in laws and constitutions. I think moderate....

[n regard to Jesus believing himself inspired]This belief carried no more personal imputation than the....

When describing the University of Virginia: Here, We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead,....

Every man wishes to pursue his occupation and to enjoy the fruits of his labours and the produce of his....