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Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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“Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“never trust a man who won't accept that there is more than one way to spell a word
Paraphrased” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“Half a loaf is better than no bread” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“when you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are 20 gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“A Man's management of his own purse speaks volumes about character” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“Everything is useful which contributes to fix in the principles and practices of virtue.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“Every Generation Needs a New Revolution” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“The dead should not rule the living” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
“If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” 
― Thomas Jefferson
Nationality: American
Born: April 13, 1743
Died: July 4, 1826 
Known For: 3rd U.S. President