Thomas Jefferson Quotes

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal

The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock

I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man

I cannot live without books

Every generation needs a new revolution

Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past