Thomas Jefferson Quotes
September 7, 2010
Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.
- Thomas Jefferson
Of the various executive duties, no one excited more anxious concern than that of placing the interests of our fellow citizens in the hands of honest men, with understanding sufficient for their stations. No duty is at the same time more difficult to fulfill.
- Thomas Jefferson
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has place us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation and freedom in all just pursuits.
- Thomas Jefferson
Politics, like religion, hold up torches of martyrdom to the reformers of error.
- Thomas Jefferson
The day is not distant when we may formally require a meridian of partition through the ocean which separates the two hemispheres, on the hither side of which no European gun shall ever be heard, nor an American on the other.
- Thomas Jefferson
The doctrines which flowed form the lips of Jesus himself are within the comprehension of a child; but thousands of volumes have not yet explained the Platonisms engrafted on them.
- Thomas Jefferson
The ground of liberty must be gained by inches.
- Thomas Jefferson
The last pang of life is parting from you.
- Thomas Jefferson
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others.
- Thomas Jefferson
The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree of happiness possible to the general mass of those associated under it.
- Thomas Jefferson
