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Freedom and Liberty. I would rather be exposed to the inconveniencies attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it. Thomas Jefferson. Freedom of Speech and the Press. No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. Thomas Jefferson. Government.
Apr 13, 2024 · Your quiet may have suffered for a moment on this occasion, but you have the strongest of all supports that of the public esteem. Letter to John Jay from Paris, France (January 25, 1786). Source: “ From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, 25 January 1786 ,” Founders Online, National Archives, last modified June 13, 2018.
Honesty is... I cannot live without books. I prefer dangerous freedom... I rise with the sun. Illimtable freedom of the human mind. Knowledge is power. No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms. No man will ever bring out of that office... Personal Seal.
Documents related to “Early life at the University of Virginia,” the “Death of Thomas Jefferson,” “Jefferson’s Family and the Civil War,” and “Reminiscences of Life at Monticello” are contained in the archive. See Founders Online for Jefferson’s writings.
Law, Rebellion, Duty. 342 Copy quote. The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite. Thomas Jefferson. Religious, Men, Issues. 210 Copy quote. There is no justification for taking away individuals' freedom in the guise of public safety. Thomas Jefferson
Jul 2, 2022 · Thomas Jefferson — Famous Quotes. Those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God, if He ever had a chosen people. — Thomas Jefferson, “Notes on the State of Virginia,” 1781–1785. A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth. — Thomas Jefferson, letter to James Madison, December 1787.
A brief selections of quotations from Thomas Jefferson’s papers at the Library of Congress. Thomas Jefferson was a prolific writer. His papers at the Library of Congress are a rich storehouse of his thoughts and ideas expressed both in official correspondence and in private letters.
